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Homemade Granola Bars – Flourless & Naturally Sweetened

October 30, 2016 By Sarah 21 Comments

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Delicious, healthy flourless homemade granola bars that take just minutes to prepare. Start your day right with these delicious and superfood-packed breakfast bars. Kid approved, flourless and naturally gluten-free and vegan this recipe offers the nutritional benefits of tahini, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, and oats, and can be adapted to whatever ingredients you have in your pantry. | Find more healthy, allergy-friendly recipes at accidentallycrunchy.com

I’m always looking for healthy breakfast recipes and healthy snack ideas, especially ones that get my son eating something he doesn’t normally eat on a regular basis. And I am particularly in love with these flourless, naturally sweetened homemade granola bars that I threw together using ingredients that I already had in my pantry.

These easy to make homemade granola bars are a naturally gluten-free and vegan breakfast bar idea that will fuel your body through the day | find more great allergy-friendly recipes at accidentallycrunchy.com

Made with oats and tahini paste, these homemade granola bars are nutrient-dense and a perfect healthy breakfast bar to start your day or to cut into squares as a healthy snack for at home or on the go.

Choosing a quality tahini paste

Tahini paste, made from sesame seeds, can be a very healthy and delicious source of healthy fats, protein and calcium. However there are a lot of variation in the nutrient-density of different brands of tahini paste that you find in grocery stores, so it is important to read the labels when you are buying it. You’ll want to look for organic tahini paste made from 100% sesame seeds, and if possible you should look for tahini made from the whole sesame seed and not just shelled seeds. It is also important to check the calcium levels – a low quality tahini paste will have something close to 200 or 300 mg calcium (per serving) while a high quality sesame paste will have over 800 mg of calcium per serving.

Making Your Homemade Granola Bars Gluten-Free?

If you keep a gluten-free diet, or are making these for someone who eats gluten-free, This is just as true of any sort of free-from diet for that matter – please be sure to check all packages to make sure that the ingredients you are using are free of contamination and be wary of buying nuts, seeds, oats, and dried fruits from bulk bins without first talking to the store manager to understand their storing practices and if they use flour to control moisture.

The safest is to buy packaged ingredients that are declared free-from like these gluten-free oats, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, hemp seeds, and chocolate chips.

Ready to get started?

The best thing about this recipe is you can play with it to adapt it to your dietary restrictions as well as what you have in the cupboard, so don’t be afraid to get creative with substitutions! Don’t have cranberries but have raisins? Allergic to almonds but you can eat walnuts? Mix up your basic ingredients, then grab a spoonful and add in a small amount of the dry fruits/nuts/seeds that you’re considering and take a bite to see if you like it!

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Flourless, Naturally Sweetened, 100% Delicious Breakfast Bars
 
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Prep time
2 mins
Cook time
25 mins
Total time
27 mins
 
This delicious homemade granola bar recipe is protein-rich, full of healthy fats, and the perfect way to start your day. Did I mention it is a one-bowl recipe that takes just 2 minutes to prep? Be sure to use gluten-free oats and free-from contamination nuts, seeds and dried fruits if you need this to be a gluten-free recipe. You can leave out the nuts to make this recipe nut-free (or substitute with additional seeds).
Author: Accidentally Crunchy
Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 15 bars
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups rolled oats (I used thick oats, but quick oats would also work)
  • 1 cup tahini paste
  • ½ + 1 tbsp maple syrup (or silan; increase this to ¾ cup if you have a sweet tooth)
  • ¼ cup unsweetened grated coconut
  • 6 tbsp dried cranberries
  • 5 tbsp slivered almonds or crushed walnuts (leave out to make nut-free)
  • 4 tbsp pumpkin seeds
  • 4 tbsp sunflower seeds
  • 4 tbsp hemp seeds
  • ¼ cup dark chocolate chips, cacao nibs, or carob nibs
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 C.
  2. Line a baking sheet or 8" baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
  3. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
  4. Transfer the mixture to the baking sheet, distributing evenly across ⅔ of the surface.
  5. Using a square of parchment paper (between your hand and the mixture), press the mixture into a flat, dense, evenly thick bar (aim for about 1 cm thick), paying attention to the corners and edges to make sure that they are firmly pressed.
  6. Bake in the oven for 12-14 min for a chewy breakfast bar (bake for 16 min for a crunchy bar)
  7. Remove from the oven and let cool before cutting into bars or squares.
  8. Store in the fridge in an airtight container.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 bar Calories: 246 Fat: 16g Saturated fat: 3.2g Carbohydrates: 19.36g Sugar: 10.89g Sodium: 22.56mg Fiber: 2.42g Protein: 8.1g
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This post was included in Allergy-Free Thursdays.

Filed Under: Breakfast To Go, Breakfasts, Dairy & Egg-Free (Vegan), Dairy-Free, Desserts, Egg-Free, Gluten-Free, Healthy Snacks, Soy-Free, Vegan & Gluten-Free, Vegan & Soy-Free Tagged With: breakfast to go, flourless, food allergy blog, granola bars, one bowl recipes

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Comments

  1. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    October 31, 2016 at 10:51 am

    A great snack to always have on hand!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 31, 2016 at 9:19 pm

      They really are! and are so easy to throw together

      Reply
  2. Chrissa - Physical Kitchness says

    October 31, 2016 at 3:00 pm

    These look amazing! I will have to try them – love that you added tahini!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 31, 2016 at 9:18 pm

      The tahini totally makes these bars Chrissa! It keeps the flavours in balance somehow. I will probably try making them with almond butter at some point also, but think this combo will have staying power 😉

      Reply
  3. Ellie @Adventures With Ellie says

    October 31, 2016 at 4:05 pm

    These sound delicious and I’m always on the lookout for healthy after school snacks for the kids I will try this out and see what they think. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 31, 2016 at 9:16 pm

      My son ate an entire batch of these while we were on holiday two weeks ago 🙂 Hope your kids also like them!

      Reply
  4. Cricket Plunkett says

    October 31, 2016 at 6:06 pm

    Yum, the cranberry and pumpkin seeds make these perfect for fall!

    Reply
  5. Kelly @ TastingPage says

    October 31, 2016 at 6:22 pm

    Homemade bars are always way better than store bought. Love the tahini in here!

    Reply
  6. Nicole Parise says

    October 31, 2016 at 10:19 pm

    These look so good! I love seeing all the seeds and nuts included. Yum!
    xx nicole

    Reply
  7. amanda -runtothefinish says

    October 31, 2016 at 10:31 pm

    I never make my own granola bars, but I should, they look so tasty!

    Reply
  8. Rachel says

    November 1, 2016 at 2:29 am

    Oh yum! I need to give these a try!

    Reply
  9. thesocialbeing721 says

    November 1, 2016 at 3:18 am

    These sounds amazing! I’m going to make them, as I’m always trying to find healthier ways to enjoy “treats” without all the sugar 🙂

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      November 1, 2016 at 10:22 pm

      Me too! I really pushed myself to keep the sweetener as low as possible in this recipe. It works thanks to the strong burst of flavour from the dried cranberries. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Bella says

    November 1, 2016 at 4:01 am

    Oh my these look great!!

    Reply
  11. Patricia @ Grab a Plate says

    November 1, 2016 at 4:01 am

    I just love this recipe — I pinned it to try soon. Love that it’s so easy to make, too!

    Reply
  12. Megan says

    November 1, 2016 at 4:54 am

    What a great, hand-held and filling snack!

    Reply
  13. Alisa Fleming says

    November 1, 2016 at 3:44 pm

    Yum, I love all of the seedy goodness in these! I really do need to experiment more with tahini.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      November 1, 2016 at 10:19 pm

      I’m kind of in love with tahini lately. It’s becoming a problem though – I need to exercise more!!!

      Reply
  14. Olivia Kaye says

    November 1, 2016 at 5:29 pm

    Ughhhh. These look AMAZING. Need. now. Lol

    Reply
  15. Amanda says

    November 1, 2016 at 6:35 pm

    Thanks for including the notes on making these gluten free! They look delicious, and I’m pretty sure I have most of these things on hand!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      November 1, 2016 at 10:19 pm

      Great! Glad it was helpful! 🙂

      Reply

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