Homemade Granola Bars With Oats And Honey

Homemade granola bars with oats and honey are delicious, healthy and super easy to make. Granola bars made with healthy ingredients are sure to become a family favorite!

Do you think granola bars are just those individually wrapped bars that are bought? Think again! As with most food items, homemade is not only healthier but also tastes so much better.

And, if it is easy, well, that is just icing on the cake! Easy, did I say easy? Homemade granola bars with oats and honey are mix it up, put it in the pan, bake and eat – nothing hard about this recipe which is just my type of dish!

If you need another reason to make homemade granola bars, lets talk economics – they are very inexpensive to make. One way to make Oats and Honey Homemade Granola Bars even more economical is to buy rolled oats in bulk.

I purchase a 50 lb bag at the time. To store that many oats, I use buckets with airtight lids and keep them in a closet. A great source of buckets is from bakeries – their icing comes in buckets and they are thrown away when empty. I have found several willing to save them for me.

With a large family, I normally at least double recipes. Often, when you go past doubling to tripling and quadrupling, the ingredients must be adapted, especially spices and sweeteners.

That is not the case with these homemade granola bars recipe. I have quadrupled it without changing a thing and they were delicious – they were just everywhere!

Tips For Making These Homemade Granola Bars

• When the recipe says to “press evenly into the pan”, I literally use the back of a spoon and press the dough into the dish. I have tried using other tools, but the back of a spoon works great – let me know if you find something that works better!
• One more thing before I give the recipe, I have used fresh ground peanut butter, store-bought peanut butter and almond butter – all worked well.

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Oats and Honey Granola Bars

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

A perfect to-go snack or to pack in lunches.

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy, granola bars, homemade, kids

Servings: 24 bars

Calories: 293 kcal

Author: Cultured Palate

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 sucanat may use 1 c. brown sugar
• 2/3 c. peanut butter
• 1/4 c honey warmed (or light corn syrup)
• 1/2 c. butter melted
• 3 c. rolled oats
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 c. chocolate chips
• 1/2 c. coconut optional
• 1/2 c. sunflower nuts optional

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Grease a 13 x 9 inch pan.
3. In large bowl, combine the sucanat (or brown sugar), peanut butter, honey (or corn syrup), butter, vanilla - blend well.
4. Stir in remaining ingredients.
5. Press evenly into pan.
6. Bake 15 - 20 minutes or until golden brown.
7. While still warm, cut into bars. Allow to cool completely before removing from pan.

Recipe Notes

Tips For Making Homemade Granola Bars

• When the recipe says to "press evenly into the pan", I literally use the back of a spoon and press the dough into the dish. I have tried using other tools, but the back of a spoon works great - let me know if you find something that works better!
• One more thing, I have used fresh ground peanut butter, store-bought peanut butter and almond butter - all worked well.

Nutrition Facts

Oats and Honey Granola Bars

Amount Per Serving

Calories 293 Calories from Fat 135

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15g 23%

Saturated Fat 6g 30%

Cholesterol 12mg 4%

Sodium 75mg 3%

Potassium 200mg 6%

Total Carbohydrates 32g 11%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%

Sugars 10g

Protein 7g 14%

Vitamin A 3%

Vitamin C 0.4%

Calcium 3.5%

Iron 10.5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Dina-Marie, RN and founder of Cultured Palate has learned the importance of diet for health - the hard way! As the mom of 10, and leaving the corporate world to start a vineyard, she knows the value of simple living and you can too! Dina-Marie and Cultured Palate's medical advisors, Dr. Dalton and Dr. O'Connor, want you to have accurate information at your fingertips.