Granola bars with honey and maple recipe
Easy granola bars made with honey and maple syrup. Includes baked and no-bake versions. Perfect for snacks, lunchboxes, or a quick breakfast
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Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups oats
- 2 1/2 Tbsp coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cups of mixed nuts dried fruit and seeds
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 180C and spread the oats evenly across a large baking sheet. Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes until golden brown. Give them a sir every now and again and keep checking to ensure you don’t over cook them.
- In s small pot, heat the oil, sugar, honey, maple syrup, vanilla and cinnamon and bring this to the boil.
- Empty the toasted oats, nuts, seeds and fruit into a large bowl and add the hot syrup and mix well to combine. Tip this in to baking pan (29cm x 21cm, or another appropriately sized pan), which you have lined with baking paper. Ensure that you have enough length in the paper to fold back over the bars. Press the mixture into the pan, fold over the baking paper and even out with a flat book and press down.
- If you prefer to bake these bars, pop the tray into an oven preheated to 180C/350F and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown. Allow to compertey cool before cutting and eating.
- Allow this to cool and set overnight.
- Remove from the sheet and cut into desired sized bars.
Notes
Storage Instructions for Granola Bars
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Room temperature:
Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Keep them in a cool, dry place to prevent them from going soft. -
Freezer:
Freeze baked or unbaked bars for up to 3 months. Wrap individually or layer with baking paper in a sealed container. Thaw at room temperature before eating.