Holiday No-Bake Granola Bars

Everyone will love these tasty homemade granola bars! Sweetened with local honey, they make a perfect addition to your holiday festivities, or as a sweet snack for any special day. Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find them nearby or stop by your local farmer's market.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Pantry Staple, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings Bars
Calories 233 kcal
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Equipment

  • Small Saucepan
  • Large Bowl
  • Casserole Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup nut butter
  • ½ cup honey*
  • 2 cups rolled oats Or gluten free oats
  • 1 cup rice cereal or a combination of flaxseed, chia seeds, hemp hearts, rice cereal, peanuts, slivered almonds, walnuts, etc
  • sea salt
  • 2 tsp coconut oil optional
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips optional

Instructions
 

  • Over very low heat stir together the nut butter and honey until just combined. Remove from heat. Pour into a large mixing bowl and add remainder of ingredients. Stir, stir, stir until ingredients are coated. If mixture is too dry, add melted coconut oil 1 tsp at a time, stirring well between each tsp, until mixture is fully coated.
  • Dump mixture into a casserole dish and press down with parchment paper or your hands. Refrigerate to harden up a bit.
  • Remove from refrigerator. Using cookie cutter of choice (we used hearts, any fun shaped cookie cutter will work) cut shapes out of granola mixture and place onto plate or parchment paper lined cookie sheet. When you cannot cut any more shapes, push together remaining granola mixture and flatten into an even layer. Continue cutting out shapes until you have used all the mixture.
  • Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in 30 second intervals in the microwave stirring often. Mix 1 tsp coconut oil in with the melted chocolate until smooth. Using a spoon or plastic bag with corner cut off, drizzle chocolate over granola shapes. Chill until chocolate is set, then enjoy!

Notes

Photography by Sierra Buchholz

Nutrition

Calories: 233kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 6gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 23mgPotassium: 216mgFiber: 4gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 42IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 2mg
Keyword diy, holiday, honey