Nut Free Granola Bars

5 from 6 votes

These Nut Free Granola Bars are the perfect snack for back to school! They're lightly sweetened, perfectly chewy and even dairy and gluten free.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: brownies and bars

Servings: bars

Ingredients

½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut flakes
2 medium eggs
⅓ cup honey
¼ cup coconut oil melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups oats rolled, quick or minute all work
1 cup sunflower seeds
¼ cup flax seed ground
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup chocolate chips or mix-ins of choice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 8x8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
(optional step)Toast your coconut flakes by adding them to a small pan over medium heat and stirring occasionally. After about 2-3 minutes your coconut should begin to brown. When this happens remove from heat ASAP (or it will burn)!
To a medium bowl, add your eggs, honey, coconut oil and vanilla extract and stir.
To the same bowl, add oats, sunflower seeds, toasted coconut, ground flax seed, salt and cinnamon and mix until combined. Add your mix-ins and stir again. (the mixture will be crumbly).
Press oat mixture into your prepared baking pan using the back of a spatula, sprinkle with additional chocolate chips if desired and bake for 22-25 minutes or until the top begins to brown slightly. Remove from oven, allow to cool and slice into about 16 even granola bar bites (or 8 larger bars perfect for breakfast).

Notes

Storage: These nut free granola bars store best in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container until you need them! I personally like to freeze them as I find they don't get too hard. They should last about 5-6 days in the fridge and up to 3 months in the freezer!

See substitutions in text above recipe!

*I have included the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget both your body and soul need nourishment! (nutrition facts are for the base granola bar recipe and does not include mix-ins)

Nutrition

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