I love making my own granola bars. When I make a batch, and wrap them up individually I am usually pretty darn proud of myself. I am proud for a few reasons; one because I know exactly what is in them, Jacob is constantly asking for granola bars, and because I just saved a few dollars. These are so easy to make and Jacob loves to help, which makes him love them even more.
Makes 9 bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten free quick cooking oats
- 1/3 cup canned (or fresh pureed) pumpkin
- ¼ cup agave or maple syrup
- ¼ cup dairy free chocolate chips/chunks (I like Enjoy Life brand)
- 2 tbsp. organic blackstrap molasses
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground ginger
- ¼ tsp. nutmeg
- ¼ tsp. sea salt
- pinch cloves
- pinch allspice
- coconut oil for greasing pan
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 8 or 9-inch square pan with coconut oil
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and spread onto greased pan, smoothing out using the back of a spoon to spread the mixture evenly
- Cook for approximately 12-15 minutes, let cool, then slice into bars
- Wrap bars individually in foil or wax paper and keep fresh in the fridge
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Looks delicious! Hsve you tried adding protein powder? I find if I have just carbs they don’t have staying power.
Yup, I have added chocolate or vanilla flavored protein and its delicious!
These look great and easy! Putting them on my to try list!
They are SO easy! Mix a bunch of stuff in a bowl and bake…definitely my kind of baking!