These delicious granola bars from @feedingtheirfutures make a great nutritious breakfast or snack that are great for the whole family, free from refined sugar and packed with protein, healthy fats, fibres, vitamins, and minerals.
Nuts: high in fat, low in carbs, and a great source of several nutrients, including vitamin E, magnesium, and selenium.
Seeds: great sources of healthy fats, protein, fibre and antioxidants
Oats: high in phosphorus, magnesium, copper, iron, zinc, folate, vitamin B1 (thiamin) and they contain beta-glucan, which is an antioxidant.
Coconut: rich in lauric acid, which is converted to monolaurin in your body, which strengthens immunity.
Live Greek yoghurt (on the side): contains probiotics, the healthy bacteria your intestine needs to keep your digestive system healthy.
GRANOLA BARS
You can store them in an airtight container for a few days, in the fridge for up to a week or freeze them for up to 2 months.
If you’re making them for under-1’s, make sure you crush the nuts up very small and swap out the honey for maple syrup or fruit syrup.
Ingredients:
150g rolled oats
150g dried cranberries or other dried fruit
50g mixed nuts, crushed (put them in a sandwich bag and bash them up with a rolling pin)
50g mixed seeds (e.g. chia, hemp, flax, sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, linseed)
1 tbsp desiccated coconut
3 tablespoons coconut oil
75g honey (or maple syrup for under 1s)
25g butter
1 ripe banana, mashed
Method:
Preheat oven to 180
Put all dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well
Melt the coconut oil and butter in a saucepan, then add the honey or maple syrup. Stir to combine
Pour the mixture into a bowl, add the mashed banana and mix well
Press the mixture into the base of a greased, 8×8 inch baking tin. Really push it down to help it to bind, then bake for 25 minutes
Cut into bars and serve with a dollop of Greek yoghurt for breakfast or enjoy as a snack on the go.
There you have it, super easy & nutritious granola bars recipe that the whole family can tuck into! Will you be trying these?
I love granola bars but never actually tried making one. This recipe looks so delicious and easy to do. I’m definitely going to try it out.
Antonia || Sweet Passions
Great post! I love this healthy snack idea as I always eat lots of work x
I love granola, and these bars look really tasty. I’ve bookmarked the page so I can make it over the weekend when I have more time.
Do you have nutritional breakdown? At least protein and calories? This looks amazing but I need to track nutrition.
I love granola so these bars sound so good! Thanks for the recipe!
These granola bars look delicious and make for the perfect homemade, filling snack! Love how simple they are to make! <3