These easy no-bake almond granola bars are perfect for an after-school snack, to put in the kids’ lunches or to take while traveling!
No-Bake Almond Granola Bars
Delicious and easy to make and customize. Additional mix-in ingredients could be chopped nuts, raisins, hemp hearts or sunflower seeds. Perfect for a quick snack.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups puffed rice cereal
- 1 3/4 cups quick oats
- 1/4 cup wheat germ
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup almond butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Directions
Combine rice cereal, oats, wheat germ, coconut and cranberries in a large bowl.
In a saucepan, melt the honey, brown sugar and salt together over medium-low heat. Allow to boil for 30 – 60 seconds.
Remove from the heat and stir in the almond butter and vanilla extract until smooth.
Drizzle over the dry ingredients and mix well.
Let cool for five minutes before adding in the chocolate chips.
Press into a greased 9″ x 13″ pan and let cool before cutting into bars.
Enjoy!
Yum! Stopping by from the Recipe Sharing Party! 🙂
These look amazing and I love how simple and versatile they are! Do you think they could be made without the wheat germ?
Absolutely Lauren!
they look yummy!!!
These look amazing! I’ve had to go gluten free so the wheat germ would be out but should I replace it with something or just not include it? I was thinking hemp hearts maybe?
Absolutely try hemp hearts! Hope you enjoy it Nicole.
Thanks so much Debbie! I will give them a try
Stopping by from Coffee and Conversation! Those bars look wonderful! I am going to definitely bookmark them for later on. 🙂
Well, these look super yummy!! I bet your children love them!! I like the fact that you have a great snack and it doesn’t even require baking.
The ingredients sound like a smashing good bar would be made. I love how simple it is. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Delicious and simple! Thanks so much for stopping by Debbie. Have a lovely week!
Love these no-bake almond granola bars thanks for sharing with Hearth and Soul blog hop, pinning and tweeting.
Thank you Swathi! Have a wonderful week.
I like the idea of using almond butter, don’t care to much for peanut butter in recipies, so would be a great alternative!
Yum – those sound amazing! Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty
Thanks so much for stopping by Jamie! Have a great week.
These look delicious! Thank you for linking up with the Art of Home-Making Mondays! 🙂
Good morning! Just a little note to let you know this post has been * featured* this week on The Art of Home-Making Mondays at Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth! We hope to have you join in again this week! 🙂
Thank you so much Jes! Happy Monday. 🙂
Thank you for linking up! I love no bake recipes! And this look yummy, like something my toddlers would actually eat!