Adventure-Ready Granola Bars
These granola bars are chock-full of real, healthy ingredients that taste great and are good for you, too. With 7 grams of protein per bar, they are a great snack for adventures big or small!
Servings: 18 bars
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup flaked coconut
- 2/3 cup sliced almonds
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine peanut butter, brown sugar, honey, coconut oil, and vanilla extract. Beat eggs lightly and add to peanut butter mixture.
- Combine the oats, flour, baking powder, and salt; add to peanut butter mixture.
- Mix in coconut, almonds, cranberries, and chocolate chips. The mixture will be stiff.
- Pat into a buttered 13x9" pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until edges start to brown and center is set.
- Cool in pan. Cut into bars. When cooled, remove from pan and wrap bars individually.
Notes
Gluten-free variation: substitute oat flour or ground oats for the whole wheat flour.
You may also substitute any nuts or dried fruit you like in place of the almonds and dried cranberries.