Easy Vegan No Bake Granola Bars
These chewy no bake granola bars will be your new fav go to snack! They take less than 10 minutes to make and are so delicious and filling! They are nutty, slightly sweet and made with wholesome ingredients. The perfect alternative to sugar packed store bought bars!
If you want more vegan snack ideas try these recipes:
Healthy Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies
What ingredients do I need for my no bake granola bars
- Almond Butter – or nut butter of choice
- Maple Syrup
- Rolled Oats
- Chia Seeds
- Flax Seeds
- Pumpkin Seeds
- Cranberries
- Cinnamon
- Salt (optional)
How to make these easy no bake granola bars
This simple granola bar recipe takes less than 10 minutes to prepare and you only need a 8 simple ingredients!
Start with the wet ingredients. Add your nut butter and maple syrup to a large bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined.
Add in the rest of your ingredients on top of the nut butter and maple syrup. Use a spoon to mix until all of the ingredients are fully incorporated.
Transfer to a baking dish. I used an 8×8 baking pan lined with parchment and greased on the sides. Add your no bake granola bars mixture into the pan then pack it down tightly with your hands! Then I like to top with extra cranberries and pumpkin seeds to make the bars look fancy, but this is optional!
Let the bars cool in the fridge for 1-2 hours so they can firm up. Then slice them into bars, squares, or bite sized pieces and enjoy!
What makes these healthier?
These homemade healthy granola bars are a much better alternative to store bought bars! They are made with whole grains, and are minimally sweetened with maple syrup. They are also packed with healthy fats from the nut butter. nuts and seeds and there are no hidden ingredients, fillers or preservatives! You’ll know exactly what is in these bars and you can customize them and add in any other nuts, seeds, or dried fruit you’d like!
Customize your granola bars!
For this recipe I chose to add in chia seeds, flax, pumpkin seeds and cranberries but you can add in any other fillings youd like!
Try some mixed nuts! To pack these bars with omegas add in some walnuts, or add in your favorte nuts of choice!
Switch up the fruit! You can add in any dried fruit here! Try some freeze dried blueberries or raspberries, raisins or crushed up banana chips!
Try some seeds! To make these bars higher in protein you could add in some hemp seeds, but you can also add in any other seeds you’d like! Try some sunflower seeds, flax seeds (instead of ground flax) and more!
Some tips from Steph
Check if your nut butter is salted! If there is already added salt do not add in any extra! If there is no salt add in a pinch to the mixture to help bring out the sweetness!
Use a different nut butter. Any will work here, try using peanut butter, cashew butter, walnut butter, whatever floats your boat!
Make it nut free! You can make this recipe nut free by using a nut free butter such a sun butter, tahini, or your favorite nut-free butter or seed butter.
Make it gluten free! This recipe is naturally gluten free but if you are very strict make sure to get certified gluten free rolled oats!
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Healthy Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies
Dark Chocolate Bark with Tahini and Sea Salt
Healthy Gluten Free Vegan Breakfast Cookies
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Easy Vegan No Bake Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup Almond Butter
- ½ cup Maple Sryup
- 2½ cups Rolled Oats
- 3 tbsp Chia Seeds
- 3 tbsp Ground Flax
- 3 tbsp Pumpkin Seeds
- 3 tbsp Dried Cranberries
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- Pinch of Salt *only if your nut butter is unsalted*
Instructions
- Add the almond butter and maple syrup to a large bowl and whisk until combined.
- Add the rest of ingredients on top and use a spoon to mix everything together until fully incorporated.
- Add your granola mixture into a lined 8×8 baking dish and pat down firmly with your hands.
- Add some extra pumpkin seeds & dried cranberries on top to make them look fancy! This is optional but if you do add them make sure to pat them down well into the bars so they don't fall off!
- Place the baking dish in the fridge and let cool for 1-2 hours. They will firm up as they cool.
- Slice your bars into any shapes you'd like. I like to slice mine into 10 granola bar shapes but you can slice then into squares or bite sized pieces!