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Salty Sweet Blueberry Almond Granola Bars Recipe

Eating on a road trip is like eating at a sports game -- your healthy-eating choices are limited at best. Sure, comfort food from a hole-in-the-wall diner sounds amazing but riding in the car after eating a heavy dish is asking for a food coma. So, I have the solution for you, this Salty Sweet Blueberry Almond Granola Bars recipe is here to save you!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Diet Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Servings 8 servings
Calories 307 kcal

Equipment

  • Rimmed Baking Sheets
  • Parchment Paper
  • Cuisinart 14-cup Food Processor
  • Dry Measuring Cups And Spoons
  • Liquid Measuring Cups
  • Glass Bowls
  • Silicone Spatula
  • Offset Spatula
  • Serrated Knife

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 cups all-natural almond butter or peanut butter
  • 1 cup brown rice syrup or honey or Maple syrup
  • 2 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats (or old-fashioned rolled oats pulsed in a food processor 4 to 5 times)
  • 1 1/2 cups puffed brown rice or wheat cereal
  • 1/2 cup flax meal
  • 1/2 cup pitted and chopped Medjool dates about 6 dates
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries or blueberries
  • 1/2 cup whole raw almonds
  • 1/3 cup toasted sunflower seeds
  • Maldon sea salt or other flaky sea salt, for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Prepare The Sheet Pan: Prepare a small rimmed baking sheet (about 13-inch-by-9-inch) or a one-quarter sheet pan by brushing with a neutral oil (canola, grapeseed, or coconut) or spraying with a nonstick cooking spray. Line with parchment paper, leaving a little overhang to help remove the bars and respray the paper.
  • Make The Nut Butter Mix: Combine the nut butter and brown rice syrup in a food processor fitted with a dough blade or in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. In a second bowl, add the remaining ingredients, except the sea salt, and using clean hands, thoroughly mix and separate dried fruit pieces until thoroughly mixed.  
    Pulse or mix the nut butter mixture at low speed until it is evenly combined, about 15 seconds or 10 (1 second) pulses. Add the bowl of dry ingredients and pulse or mix until the mixture is well combined, about 30 seconds or 30 (1 second) pulses (the mixture should come together as one ball, and the nut butter mixture should be evenly distributed).
  • Press Into The Prepared Pan: Transfer the granola bar mixture to the prepared pan (it should be holding together as one ball at this point, if not, add a spoon of syrup or water and mix it a few more times to help it come together). Spray your fingers with nonstick spray or coat in neutral oil and pressing the mixture down firmly so that it fits in an even layer into the pan.
    Coat the bottom of a measuring cup with oil, then press the mixture down so it is compact (it should resemble a peanut butter Clif Bar at this point). Sprinkle with a large pinch of sea salt, top with another sheet of parchment paper, and roll out the bars to an even layer using a small rolling pin or a can. 
  • Unmold The Granola Bars: Let granola bar set in the pan for at least one hour before unmolding and cutting into bars. Wrap in parchment paper and seal with a sticker or twine. Store at room temperature (or in the refrigerator or freezer if it's particularly hot) until ready to use — they'll last up to one week.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 307kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 6gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.001gSodium: 34mgPotassium: 289mgFiber: 6gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 26IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 93mgIron: 1mg
Keyword granola bars, homemade granola, no bake granola bars