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Healthy Granola Bar Recipe

by Melanie on September 14, 2007

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Granola Bars

For many people snack time has unfortunately become junk food time! Over at Meal Makeover Mums they’ve posted a great recipe for ‘Grab-and-Go Breakfast Bars,’ which they describe as a makeover for store-bought granola bars! I recently tried this recipe out, and they taste great - very moist, and a little bit chewy!

If you’re a bit stuck for healthy snack ideas for you and your family, why not give this a go?

Recipe

Grab-and-Go Breakfast Bars
Makes 16 bars

  • 1 cup quick cooking oats
  • 1 cup shredded wheat cereal
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1 1/2 cups dried fruit (we use a combination of dried apricots, dried plums, and dried cranberries)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large omega-3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly oil or coat an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
2. Place the oats, shredded wheat, walnuts, dried fruit, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor and pulse until the mixture is finely chopped (the dried fruit will be the size of a dried pea or lentil).
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, honey, and vanilla. Add the oatmeal mixture and chocolate chips and stir to combine.
4. Transfer to the baking pan and flatten down gently with the back of a spoon or spatula to spread evenly.
5. Bake about 18 minutes until the edges turn golden brown and the bars are done. Let bars cool completely in pan before slicing and serving.

Nutritional information per serving

150 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated, 0.7g omega-3), 85mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate, 2g fiber, 3g protein.

The bars freeze really well, so if you do have any leftovers, wrap them in individual portions in plastic bags, and pop in your freezer for a handy snack at a later date.

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1 Louisse March 29, 2008 at 10:40 pm

This recipe is just what I was looking for. I am planning to make some nutritious snacks for my daughter to enjoy as she begins to breastfeed her new baby. Any good meal suugestions will be appreciated. Thanks

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2 Melanie April 4, 2008 at 10:10 am

Hi Louise,

I’m glad you found this recipe helpful. Did you read my other articles on 25 Minimalistic Meals: 5 Ingredients or Less and

25 Breakfast Ideas for the Bleary Eyed they may be helpful also.

I might think about a post for breastfeeding mothers, that’s a good ideas, thanks!

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3 Family Nutritionist June 5, 2008 at 11:35 pm

Oooh! I’ve just been looking for something like this!

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4 Melanie June 6, 2008 at 10:42 pm

Family nutritionist,

It’s a while since I made these myself, but I thought they were great! Let me know how it goes.

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5 Family Nutritionist July 9, 2008 at 8:53 pm

Rats! I tweaked it and it didn’t hold together. I think I cut back the honey too much. Next time — try recipe first, make changes after.

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6 bruce August 21, 2008 at 11:53 pm

Mmm…….not bad. Pretty tasty actually.! The real test is tomorrow when I hear what the kids verdict is.I didn’t have any shredded wheat so I bunged in some cornflakes…..It seams to of come out OK
Cheers Bruce

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7 Melanie August 22, 2008 at 3:25 pm

Hi Bruce,

I’m glad you tried the recipe out. Any comments from your kids yet??

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8 Heidi August 28, 2008 at 9:04 am

I made these today and my kids loved them. They were really moist and held together really well. I omitted the chocolate chips because my kids don’t like chocolate(yeah-I know…weird) and increased the dried fruit by 1/2 c. The shredded wheat adds kind of a crispiness to the bars that’s really nice.

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9 Melanie August 29, 2008 at 12:49 pm

Hi Heidi,

Your kids sound like a dream!! :-) Is that because you didn’t offer chocolate to them often, or just that they simply don’t like it?

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10 Heidi September 2, 2008 at 7:57 am

Hi Melanie…
They just don’t care for it (all three). They also don’t like ice cream. I think I have the weirdest children ever! LOL!

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11 Melanie September 3, 2008 at 11:36 am

Hi Heidi,

LOL

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12 Stacy of KSW March 10, 2009 at 12:08 pm

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Stacy

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13 Melanie March 11, 2009 at 6:54 pm

Hi Stacy,
Wow…thank you so much!! :-) I really appreciate that.

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