No Bake Granola Bars
With lots of whole food ingredients, these no bake granola bars need to be on your weekly to-do list. Using a mixture of different nuts and seeds means you get all the different nutritional benefits of each, all at once. Try them, you won’t be disappointed.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups soft medjool dates (200g)
- ½ cup peanut butter (120g)
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 cup nuts lightly chopped (I used almonds, pistachios and hazelnuts) (140g)
- 1 cup gluten-free oats (80g)
- ¼ cup seeds I used pumpkin, sesame and sunflower (35g)
- Pinch sea salt optional
Instructions
- Pit the dates and add to a food processor with the peanut butter and maple syrup. Blend until it forms a sticky ball. It should be a very smooth paste so if not, add 1-2 tbsp water and blend again.
- Add the date mixture to a bowl with the nuts, oats, seeds and salt then mix thoroughly (I use my hands to get it mixed well).
- Press down into an 8 inch (20cm) square tin (greased and lined). Put in the fridge to set for at least an hour.
- Cut into 9 squares.
Notes
- The nutritional content is based on the combination of nuts/seeds I specifically used. This may vary slightly depending which combination you use.
- They are officially no bake, but you can also toast your oats/nuts/seeds in the oven for 10 mins if you like. It gives the bars a slightly deeper flavour but they are good either way.
- I use a very runny peanut butter to make these. If your nut butter is a little harder you may need to add some water or more peanut butter as you combine.
- If your dates are hard then try soaking in boiling water for 20-30 mins and draining before using.
Nutrition
Calories: 334kcalCarbohydrates: 39.2gProtein: 9.4gFat: 17.2gSaturated Fat: 1.8gFiber: 6.2g
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