No-Bake Granola Bars (or Bites)
A quick and easy snack for all ages using local honey and ingredients you may have in your pantry! 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.
Servings: 12 Bars
Calories: 233kcal
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
- 1 tsp coconut oil 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.
- For bars: Dump mixture into a casserole dish and press down with parchment paper or your hands. Refrigerate to harden up before cutting into square or rectangular bars and servingFor bites: Scoop ⅛ cup or so of granola mixture with your hands and shape. Put onto a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Refrigerate to harden up a bit (if you can wait that long!) and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 216mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 42IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 2mg