How To Make Granola Bars
About How To Make Granola Bars
No bake granola bars are easy to make and easy and quick healthy snacks with just 5 ingredients and a sweet, crunchy texture. Peanut butter and honey complement each other perfectly in this ideal portable breakfast or snack.
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Recipe Time & More
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup Quinoa
- 1 cup Dates (pitted packed)
- 1/4 cup Honey (or maple syrup or agave)
- 1/4 cup Creamy Peanut Butter (preferably natural and home-made, or almond, or butter or almond butter)
- 1 cup Almonds (coarsely chopped (you can use any nut like cashew, pistachios etc.) roasted unsalted)
Optional additions
- 1/2 tbsp Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 tbsp Dried fruit
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Instructions
- Process dates in a food processor until small bits remain (about 1 minute). It should form a “dough†like consistency. (It will roll into a ball.)
- Dry roast or toast the quinoa in a non-stick pan for a few minutes until the color has change to a light brown. (Take care not to burn the quinoa.)
- Place quinoa, chopped almonds, and dates in a bowl and set aside.
- In a small saucepan, warm honey and peanut butter over low heat. Stir and pour over the quinoa mixture and then mix, breaking up the dates to disperse throughout.
- Once thoroughly mixed, transfer to a 8X8 dish or another small pan lined with parchment paper so they lift out easily. (A loaf pan will work very well, but will yield thicker bars.) Press down until uniformly flattened.
- Cover with parchment paper or plastic wrap, and let it set in the refrigerator or freezer for 15 to 20 minutes to harden. Remove bars from pan and chop into even bars. Store in an airtight container for up to few days.
Recipe Notes
Recipe developed for quinoaguru.com by Donna George – who blogs at The Culinary Trail.
In case you are a runner or an active and health conscious person, including Granola Bar or Energy Bars during your snack time is a good option as you would not munch on unhealhty snacks.
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Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 720kcal | Carbohydrates: 100g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 982mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 5mg
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