You may have already seen our other Granola Bars recipe made with chocolate chips. This one we tweaked a bit by adding more walnuts along with the almonds. You can use any nuts you like, but using at least one soft nut is helpful for this recipe. Homemade granola bars are one of our family favorites. I hope you enjoy it, too!
Ingredients
- 10 pitted organic medjool dates
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 1 cup raw walnuts
- 1/2 cup gluten free oats
- 1/8 -1/4 cup agave syrup (to taste)
- 1/4 cup organic dried cranberries
Instructions
- In a food processor add dates, walnuts, almonds, oats and agave syrup ; pulsate to chop well, but leaving some of the nuts in small chunks.
- In a bowl, add mixture, and top with cranberries; combine by hand, distributing cranberries evenly.
- Spray oil or oil an 8×8 or 9×9 glass or metal pan and from about a 1/2″ layer of the mixture, about as long as a granola bar. 6 inches, (not the full length of the pan).
- Place in refrigerator overnight.
- Cut into about 5 to 6 strips, creating your granola bars.
- Remove carefully with spatula.
- Reshape into rectangles, if needed, by hand.
- Wrap each in plastic wrap; place store in baggies; or leave in baking dish/pan covered; and refrigerate until used.
Tip
- You can use 1 1/2 cups walnuts instead of adding the 1/2 cup almonds, but it will contain more fat and calories. However, walnuts contain so many more antioxidants, along with pecans and chestnuts.
carla can i use splenda instead this sounds like an easy breakfaast i hate breakfast only eat it due to my meds
Skip the splenda and add more dates. You need the stickiness of the date and/or the agave syrup to make it stick together. It’s pretty wet as is, so you might just skip adding additional dates and skip the agave. It really is a sweet granola bar naturally.
This looks yummy, Im a huge fan of pecans and a lot of the recipes I do I use pecans instead of other nuts….I think Ill try this one with pecans too!
Let us know how it turns out, Sandra!