Granola Bars {Easy Recipe}
A delicious combination chewy and fruity, these homemade Granola Bars are packed with nutritious seeds, oats and fruit, making them the perfect after school snack or lunch box addition.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 160 g Porridge oats See notes
- 20 g Rice crispy cereal
- 60 g Mixed seeds
- 90 g Dried fruit Chopped | See notes
- 80 g Unsalted butter
- 80 g Honey
- 80 g Light brown sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Flaky salt Optional
Instructions
- Prepare: Preheat the oven to 150°C fan/170°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3 and line a 20x20cm cake tin with parchment paper.
- Mix the dry ingredients: Mix the porridge oats, rice crispies, mixed seeds and dried fruit together in a large mixing bowl.
- Melting time: Melt the butter, honey and sugar together in a saucepan over a low heat until all the sugar has dissolved, then turn the heat up and let it bubble for 1 minute.
- Combine everything: Pour the hot sugar and butter into the oat mix and stir everything together, making sure everything is coated in the butter.
- Into the tin: Tip the mix into the lined tin and use the back of a spoon to press the mixture down evenly and firmly. Sprinkle over the flaky salt if using.
- Bake: Bake for 15 minutes, then leave to cool in the tin before slicing.
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Notes
Additions: You can customise these bars however you like with the kind of seeds, nuts and fruit you add into the mixture. Only like raisins? That’s fine. Fancy a sprinkling of choc chips? Go for it!
Storing: Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. You can also freeze these for another day if you like. Thaw thoroughly before eating.
Oats: We use porridge oats. You could use jumbo oats too. The granola bars may just be a little more crumbly.
Allow to cool: Allow the bake to cool completely in the tin before you slice into 12 bars (with a sharp serrated-edge knife), otherwise they will crumble.
Size of fruit: Chop these up to the size you like in a mouthful.
Type of tin: I usually use a 20cm x 20cm tin for my tray bakes. You can use another size or shape but just be aware your squares might be thinner or thicker.
Line the tin with parchment paper: Make sure you do this so you can get the cereal bars out quicker and without breaking.
Nutrition
Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 205mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 168IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg