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PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS
These homemade granola bars pack a lot of punch. In addition to peanut butter, honey, almonds and coconut, they’re loaded with the nutritional goodness of chia seeds and hemp hearts.
Yield: Makes 40.
July 02, 2019
PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS
Ingredients
- 6 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
- 1 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted
- 1/2 cup chia seeds
- 1/2 cup hemp hearts (shelled hemp seeds)
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed golden brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups smooth peanut butter
- 1 cup liquid honey
- 2 tsp vanilla
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine oats, almonds, coconut, chia seeds, hemp hearts and chocolate chips in a large bowl; set aside.
- Using medium speed of an electric mixer, beat together butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in peanut butter, honey and vanilla until blended. Fold in oats mixture.
- Firmly press mixture into a greased 12 1/2x17 1/2x1 inch rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack. Invert granola bar onto a cutting board and cut into bars. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 4 days. May be frozen.
Nutritional analysis per bar:
249 calories, 14.5 g fat, 5.8 g protein, 26.8 g carbohydrate, 3.4 g fibre, 94 mg sodium
Tip:
Hemp hearts contain protein, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. They have a nutty flavour and can be added to baked goods or eaten raw. Look for them in natural food stores or the natural foods section of grocery stores.