Have you heard this joke? Two Volkswagen Beetles crash into each other and a whole bunch of Granola flies out of the car!
Hilarious!
Every time I see a recipe with Granola, I am reminded of the joke. Makes me burst out laughing each time.
Granola recipes are always associated with the “hippie” lifestyle. It might be an unfair representation, but, I find it very amusing.
Today, I made some no-bake homemade granola bars because I am really bad at baking. Or, I am too lazy to bake.
Making granola bars at home also means that I am at the mercy of my pantry. More appropriately, I am at the mercy of the paltry ingredients in my pantry.
(Say that ten times)
If I had a fully-stocked pantry, I would have added so many more ingredients. These homemade granola bars would be so great with pistachios, dried cranberries, dried pomegranates, chia seeds, walnuts, cashews or even chopped pretzels.
These bars also have an added advantage. If you are like me, you might be a little forgetful about eating your nuts. Now, I don’t need a reason to not eat my nuts.
Homemade granola bars are the easiest thing to make. They take very little effort and I get to choose what goes into it. I can go the healthy granola bars route or add a few “comfort” ingredients like caramel bits and chocolate chips.
The star of this recipe has to be the Flaxseed Meal. My readers know that I like to use flaxseed meal in almost all recipes because they are a great source of protein for vegetarians like me. They made my sweet potato curry very delicious.
If you like this granola bar recipe, feel free to let me know below.
What is the funniest joke you have heard about Granola?
Recipe For Homemade Granola Bars
1) Assemble your ingredients. Not pictured below are chocolate chips and raisins. They were a last minute addition.
2) In a mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients and mix well
3) In a small pan, add the agave (or honey) and coconut oil. Heat on medium heat until they mixture starts to bubble and rise to the top
4) Slowly, add the boiled mixture to the dry mixture. Make sure you are stirring the mixture with one hand and adding the liquid with the other
5) Stir well. If you think it is too dry, add 1 tsp of agave (or honey).
6) Keep stirring until all the mixture has blended well
7) Take a baking pan and line it with parchment paper. Add the homemade granola bars mixture to the pan. Pack it tightly and also make sure there are no air pockets.
8) Place the mixture in the fridge for 4-5 hours. Remove them and cut them into bars.
9) Place the granola bars into a container. Be sure to place a parchment paper between each granola bar.
Refrigerate the bars. The bars will last about 2 weeks in the fridge.
Homemade Granola Bars With Caramel
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- - 2 cups of Rolled Oats
- - 1/4 cup of Bob's red mill's flaxseed meal
- - 1/4 cup of pecans (roughly chopped)
- - 1/4 cup of almonds (roughly chopped)
- - 1/8 cup of caramel bits
- - 1/8 cup of raisins
- - 1/8 cup of chocolate chips (optional)
- - 1/4 tsp of salt (optional)
Wet Ingredients
- - 1/2 cup of Agave or honey
- - 1/2 cup of coconut oil
Instructions
- Instructions
- Assemble your ingredients. Not pictured below are chocolate chips and raisins. They were a last minute addition.
- In a mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients and mix well
- In a small pan, add the agave (or honey) and coconut oil. Heat on medium heat until they mixture starts to bubble and rise to the top
- Slowly, add the boiled mixture to the dry mixture. Make sure you are stirring the mixture with one hand and adding the liquid with the other
- Stir well. If you think it is too dry, add 1 tsp of agave (or honey).
- Keep stirring until all the mixture has blended well
- Take a baking pan and line it with parchment paper. Add the homemade granola bars mixture to the pan. Pack it tightly and also make sure there are no air pockets.
- Place the mixture in the fridge for 4-5 hours. Remove them and cut them into bars.
- Place the granola bars into a container. Be sure to place a parchment paper between each granola bar.
- Refrigerate the bars. The bars will last about 2 weeks in the fridge.
These look delicious, but I don’t know how you didn’t melt all your chocolate chips like I did! I’m sure they’ll still be yummy. Next time I’ll press the chocolate chips in after they cool off a bit in the frig.
Thank you, Teena. I kept my chocolate chips in the freezer before I put them in the recipe.
I love to put homemade granola bars in my husband’s lunches! Just another way to let him know I appreciate him!
Thank you, Sabrina. It is a healthy way to let him know that you want him to be around for along time to come.
I am loving this healthy and delicious recipe! Perfect way to start the day or as an afternoon snack! YUM
Thank you, Angela. I am using it as a hummus replacement. Worked out great.
Now I have no excuse for eating junky Nature Valley granola bars! These looks great, and actually seem pretty simple to make.
Thank you, Katherine. LOL! There is nothing wrong with buying granola bars. Acutally, nature valley makes some amazing products. I recently made muesli biscuits using their Muesli and turned out great. Brunch Recipes using Muesli
These are so perfectly easy! Great recipe idea.
Thank you, Sue.
This sounds like such an easy recipe to make, which for me is good because I’m not much of a baker. Pinning this to try later!
Thank you, Judy. I am not a baker either, so, I am always trying to find shortcuts.
Yay for no corn syrup in your recipe, not that I have ever seen a recipe of yours with it, just for granola bars in general. These look scrumptious.
Thank you, Michelle. I haven’t tried any recipes with Corn Syrup.
I would love this for breakfast, perfect flavor combination
Thank you, Florian. They are perfect for breakfast. I like how easy they are to carry around.
These look absolutely perfect! I’ll take two!
Thank you, Kim
Hello beautiful! LOVE the look of these tasty granola bars. Plus – caramel…yum!
Thank you, Nutmeg Nanny
I love homemade granola and granola bars. The caramel addition looks fabulous!
Thank you, Kristen.
I’ve had my eye out for a granola bar recipe that doesn’t use a nut butter as the “glue.” Love that you used a caramel-type base for these. The add-ins are easier to swap out than that main ingredient that holds everything together. They look wonderful!
Thank you, Rachel.
Home made granola bars are definitely the best. Like you, I make mine at the mercy of the ingredients in my cupboard – I had half a box of Alpen in mine the other day and made a gorgeous recipe with that. Love the addition of caramel in yours! Bookmarked to try later!
Thank you, Elizabeth
Your granola bar is full loaded with all healthy ingredients. I can’t wait to try it!
Thank you, Michelle
I love making my own granola because I can put it what I want and I’ve never bought a granola that I liked. I love the idea of caramel bits, I have to try that.
Thank you, Janette.