Best 10 Homemade Granola Bars Recipes

HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 12-inch baking dish and line it with parchment paper.
• Toss the oatmeal, almonds, and coconut together on a sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in the wheat germ.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
• Place the butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for a minute, then pour over the toasted oatmeal mixture. Add the dates, apricots, and cranberries and stir well.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Wet your fingers and lightly press the mixture evenly into the pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until light golden brown. Cool for at least 2 to 3 hours before cutting into squares. Serve at room temperature.

HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread oats and walnuts onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until oats and walnuts are lightly browned and fragrant, about 7 minutes. Remove baking sheet from oven and let oats and walnuts cool.
• Combine cashew butter and honey in a skillet or saucepan; cook and stir over low heat until mixture is smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Mix oats, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, psyllium husks, and chia seeds together in a large bowl; add cashew butter mixture and stir using a spatula or wooden spoon until evenly mixed.
• Line an 11x7-inch baking dish with enough parchment paper so that it hangs over the edges. Pour oat mixture into the dish, spreading and flattening until mixture is pressed well into the dish.
• Refrigerate granola bars until solid, about 30 minutes (or freeze for 20 minutes). Cut into bars.

HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS (HEALTH OR ENERGY BARS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Combine the oats, wheat germ, flax seeds, sesame seeds and almonds; spread out evenly on the rimmed baking sheet and toast for approximately 10 to 15 minutes until golden, stirring occasionally and watching carefully so as not to burn.
• In the meantime, in a large bowl combine salt, coconut, cinnamon and dried cranberries; set aside.
• In a large measuring cup place the vanilla, honey, butter and brown sugar. Microwave approximately 2 minutes. Mixture will foam and bubble. Stir to completely dissolve brown sugar.
• When oat mixture is done toasting, transfer to the same bowl with coconut mixture and stir to evenly combine. Add the honey mixture and stir to incorporate.
• Line a 9" x 13" baking pan with waxed paper. Spread the mixture, using the back of a wooden spoon, pressing to create a smooth, even surface. Place another piece of waxed paper over the top, pressing down to evenly compact the mixture. Compacting is important so the bars won't fall apart when cut. (Suggestion: place one pan of same size within the other and press to even out mixture.).
• Refrigerate and completely cool the mixture about 2 hours to assure a clean cut. Firmly press down with a large knife to cut into bars. Do not saw. Wrap bars in waxed paper and store in refrigerator or freezer.

HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS (BAREFOOT CONTESSA)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 12-inch baking dish and line it with parchment paper.
• Toss the oatmeal, almonds, and coconut together on a sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in the wheat germ.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
• Place the butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for a minute, then pour over the toasted oatmeal mixture. Add the dates, apricots, and cranberries and stir well.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Wet your fingers and lightly press the mixture evenly into the pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until light golden brown. Cool for at least 2 to 3 hours before cutting into squares. Serve at room temperature.

EASY HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS - GLUTEN FREE

Steps:

• Grease and 8×8 pan. In a pan combine the butter, brown sugar, honey, and corn syrup. Stir constantly over medium heat until butter melts, sugar dissolves, and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and add oats. Stir well until oats are well coated. Spread mixture into 8×8 or similar pan. Bake at 350 for 22 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and cut into bars. Cool for about 1 hour more in the pan and then remove bars from the pan.
• If you wait to cut and remove the bars from the pan until the pan is completely cooled, the bars will be very hard to remove.

HOMEMADE CHEWY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 13x9-inch pan.
• In a large bowl combine brown sugar,peanut butter,corn syrup,margarine and vanilla,blend well.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Press evenly into greased pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Cool 1 hour.
• Cut into bars.

HUDSON'S BAY BREAD (HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS)

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350.
• in a large bowl stir all the ingredients together.
• Press 1/2 inch thick onto a 9x18 inch cookie sheet.
• bake at 350 for about 15 minutes, until the mixture is bubbly,
• Remove from oven and let cool (this is very important, it will become very crumbly if you don't allow it to cool completely)
• Cut into small pieces and enjoy!

HOMEMADE SWEET N SALTY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 325, prepare a large edged baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven
• 2. IN Food processor. Place it together and slowly drop nuts in small portions at a time while pulsing them to a very chopped but semi whole stage. Pour nuts into a bowl
• 3. IN food processor slowly drop the dried fruits in small amounts Pulsing . ADD ALMOND EXTRACT AND CANOLA OIL It will get gummy and stick, stop open and scrap off with spatula. continue till all is chopped. Scrap into a bowl. Use rubber spatula to combine nuts fruit and peanut butter. I Also added about 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to smooth it out. Press mixture onto parchment paper.. Flatten out with another sheet on top or with slightly oiled hands. Spread all over the pan. Bake about 18 minutes watching to see it doesnt burn. I pulled mine out and pour maple syrup over the top spread it over and then baked another 12 minutes. remove from heat . Press flat with metal spatula . Cut into squares and leave it flat. Let it cool completely.Lift the squares off and store in container with wax paper layers. U can cut them into bars if you prefer

HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 F (160C).
• Grease baking sheet well. (Or use parchment paper).
• Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Stir in melted butter and sweetened condensed milk.
• Mix well and pour onto baking sheet.
• Press down evenly with your hands using waxed paper.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown (could be as long as 40-45 minutes depending on how crunchy you want them).
• Cool for 15 minutes and cut.
• Let cool completely and store in airtight container.
• Enjoy!

INA'S HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 12-inch baking dish and line it with parchment paper. Toss the oatmeal, almonds, and coconut together on a sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in the wheat germ. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F. Place the butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for a minute, then pour over the toasted oatmeal mixture. Add the dates, apricots, and cranberries and stir well. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Wet your fingers and lightly press the mixture evenly into the pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until light golden brown. Cool for at least 2 to 3 hours before cutting into squares. Serve at room temperature.