Description
These nut-free granola bars are chewy with a slight crunch from the sunflower seeds. They are easy to make with just six total ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup sunflower seed butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Put the oats, sunflower seed butter, honey, sunflower seeds, and vanilla into a large bowl and mix well.
- Line an 8X8 inch baking dish with parchment paper. Transfer the mixture to the dish and use your hands to spread it out to the edges. Take another sheet of parchment paper and lay it on top of the mixture. Press it firmly down. Use something heavy to do this. I use a large can of tomatoes. Don’t skip this part! When making homemade granola bars, I’ve found this step to be crucial for them to hold together well and have the best texture.
- Pull the parchment paper off of the top and bake the in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Don’t throw the parchment paper away-you will need it again!
- When the bars are finished baking, pull them out of the oven and put the parchment paper back on top of them. Once again, press them down firmly into the dish. I use the big ol’ can of tomatoes again to do this.
- Allow them to cool for a few minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt your chocolate chips.
- Spread or drizzle the chocolate over the bars evenly using a rubber spatula. (You may just add the chocolate chips to the mixture before baking if you prefer.)
- Put them in the fridge to cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
- Pull the mixture out of the pan with the parchment paper and use a sharp knife to cut them into 10 bars.
- *Note: The cooking time stated at the beginning of this recipes includes the chilling time.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Category: snack
Nutrition
- Calories: 338
- Sugar: 22.3g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 18g
- Carbohydrates: 38.4g
- Protein: 8.6g