I have been finding that I miss granola bars. Yes there are some out there that are gluten free. The problem is that with multiple food allergies, even the products that are gluten free just don’t work because many still contain sugar or milk. The other thing is that those products just don’t taste that good. So I started playing with a bunch of ingredients, trying to make a healthy yet tasty granola bar. I think this worked out well, but I’ll continue making different flavours so that there is are variety.
Do you ever miss nice chewy granola bars? I did!
I wanted something that tasted sweet and yet was healthy! I found it now 🙂
Coconut Almond Chewy Bars (Gluten Free/ Dairy Free/ Grain Free/ Refined Sugar Free)
1 c. quinoa flakes
1 c. almond flour
1 c. unsweetened coconut
1/2 c. ground flax seed
1/2 c. chopped almonds
1/4 c. dried cranberries or raisins
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 c. coconut oil(melted)
1 c. honey
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix all your dry ingredients together in a good sized bowl. Then mix in your wet ingredients.
Pour all ingredients into a greased 9by13 inch pan.
Bake for about 20 minutes/ until edges start to brown.
Then let your bars sit for at least ten minutes before cutting.
Store in the fridge or freezer.
These bars look delicious, and so healthy as well. Would love for you to share this at my link party, Allergy Free Lunchbox Love (http://allergyfreecookery.blogspot.com/2013/05/allergy-friendly-lunchbox-love-5313.html). I would love to find this cake in my lunchbox 🙂
Thanks they are 🙂
I’ll link up now, thanks for the invite!
Sandi, these bars look great! I love a chewy granola bar! Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂
Hope that your week is fantastic!
Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com
Thanks Cindy!
I made these with currants and mini dark chocolate chips. DELISH!!!
Thanks for the recipe!!
Wonderful! Glad you like them!
Hi Sandi, was wondering if Rice Malt Syrup could be used instead of honey to reduce the fructose content? making them almost sugar free
I don’t see why not. It should work fine. Please let me know how they turn out 🙂
isn’t quinoa a grain?
This is from Wikipedia… “Quinoa is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds.”
Some people consider quinoa a grain, but it is actually a seed 🙂