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8 Healthy Homemade Granola Bars
If you're like most on-the-go women, there's a good chance granola bars seriously simplify your life. (Hellooo, easy breakfast.) Thing is, store-bought bars that look healthy are often loaded with high-fructose corn syrup and lacking in nutrients. Avoid the excess sugar and empty calories with these homemade granola bars where you control the ingredients. On the run? Wrap individual bars with parchment paper and tie them with string for easy portability.
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Homemade Granola Bars: Coconut Almond
These gluten-free, oil-free, sugar-free homemade granola bars are naturally high in protein thanks to raw almonds and cashews.
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Homemade Granola Bars: Double Chocolate Peanut Butter
There's twice the chocolaty goodness in this gluten-free, vegan recipe thanks to cocoa powder and mini chocolate chips. Tip: Use quick-cook oats to bind wet ingredients. Whole-rolled oats won't hold the bars together.
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Homemade Granola Bars: Kamut Dark Chocolate
The whole grain kamut is a rich source of protein (6 grams per half cup), B vitamins, and the antioxidant selenium. Plus, these bar contain fiber-packed prunes and flavanoid-filled dark chocolate.
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Homemade Granola Bars: Quinoa, Cherry, and Pistachio
Quinoa, almond butter, and nuts will keep you full, but the honey and dried cherries might keep you going back for more.
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Homemade Granola Bars: Nuts and Oats
The pine nuts in these energy bars are loaded with antioxidants. Plus, they contain lutein, a vitamin that can reduce the risk of certain eye diseases, and pinolenic acid, which is known for suppressing appetite.
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Homemade Granola Bars: Blueberry Breakfast Bars
At 8.1 grams of protein per serving, these blueberry bliss bars are the perfect way to start your morning and keep you full till lunch. Plus they're raw, vegan, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free.
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Homemade Granola Bars: Raw Superfood and Seeds
These bars have three good-for-you seeds: Pumpkin seeds (source of iron, zinc, and essential fatty acids), sesame seeds (source of calcium and magnesium), and chia seeds (source of omega-3 fatty acids, protein, and fiber).
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Homemade Granola Bars: Apple Cinnamon
A tasty trio of sweet dates, tart apples, and pecans round out these nutrient-packed energy bars. For a gluten-free option, simply swap in gluten-free rolled oats.
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