Are you looking for a good granola bar recipe?
This recipe won’t disappoint.
These delightfully chewy granola bars include all the goodness of everyone’s favorite Quaker granola bars, but without the corn syrup, refined sugar, and long list of artificial ingredients. So if you’re looking for a good granola bar recipe…
It’s staring you in the face. 🙂
Unless you are extremely tall or your computer is low to the ground.
Then it’s staring you in the belly button.
It even looks like a face. See the eyes and the nose? Those would be made out of chocolate chips. Yes, a chocolate chip face.
Are you jealous?
I am!
Oh, to live life with a chocolate chip face…
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Quaker Style Chewy Granola Bars
(Can be gluten-free)
- 1 cup rolled oats (for all substitution notes, see nutrition link below)
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup rice crispies (brown, white, or gluten-free)
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp oat flour (see recipe instructions below for an easy substitution) 55g
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp coconut oil or veg oil (See nutrition link below for notes on a fat-free version.)
- 1/4 cup agave (Honey will also work, but not for strict vegans.)
- 1-2 packs stevia (up to 1/16 tsp uncut) or 1-2 tablespoons brown sugar or extra liquid sweetener
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp applesauce (banana would probably work as well, or pumpkin!)
- Ideas for the add-ins: mini chocolate chips, chopped raisins or other dried fruit, shredded coconut, chopped walnuts, etc.
Unless you’re doing the no-bake option, preheat oven to 350 F. Combine all dry ingredients and mix very well. (If you don’t have oat flour: simply grind rolled oats in a food processor to make oat flour. Be sure to measure the correct amount of flour for the recipe after grinding, not before.) In a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients. Stir wet into dry and use another sheet of parchment (or wax) paper to squish evenly-coated mixture into a parchment-lined 7×5 pan (or double the recipe for a bigger pan). Squish very, very hard, with a can or something heavy. Either fridge until firm (the no-bake option is firmer if you use coconut oil), or cook 18 minutes, then squish very hard again. Cool in the fridge for at least ten minutes before cutting into bars.
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These bars can be stored at room temp, but if you use coconut oil they’re best kept in the fridge. Or they can even be frozen. The bars thaw very well. Other homemade granola bar recipes:
 
 
 
(Click on the photos to see the recipes.)
Do you wish you were taller?
Or shorter? Or are you happy exactly the way you are? I’m 5’5, and I always wanted to be taller when I was growing up. But now I actually like my average height. My grandpa used to say that you’re tall enough as long as your feet touch the ground. How are grandparents so wise? 🙂
Just found your site & immediately ran to the store so I could make these yummy bars. I’m watching WW points closely. Could you tell me how many servings per batch?
I’m not Katie, but it looks like the nutrition facts are based on 5 bars. I plugged it into Calorie Count and got something similar to hers when I divided it into 5 bars.
It looks like it makes 8 bars.
Oh height…
I always thought that it would be so much easier to stay skinny, and have an elongated waist and thinner thighs if I was taller and less compact haha
I am average: 5’3″ and 3/4 , but i often feel short.
2 days ago the doctor said that despite my hopeful suspicions, I had not grown since my sports physical last year. She also informed me that i am not going to get any taller at my obviously advanced age: 17 and 3/4.
I am finally learning to love my body, and especially how my muscles have been growing more defined lately. I used to barely eat to stay lean, but now I am all for healthful moderation (but no trans fat or cheese for me!) and i love to run (and swim and bike, but i <3 running). My calve muscles show now, and there is definite musclelage in my arms as well from doing push-ups religiously everyday for the past year.
Sorry about my rant, but I have come to the conclusion that once we find healthy ways to find whatever works best on our height, (whether it be weight, style, tannage, hair color/cut) it is very exciting!
Hi Katie,
Big Fan! I am writing a post on 25 Superfoods for Children and wanted to link to some of your recipes. I plan to include a thumbsize photo and link to your site for the recipe. Let me know if you have any issues. Thanks. Again Big Fan.
Sure… I would be honored 🙂
Hi Katie! This is probably a silly question but does it make a difference if you bake this with the parchment/ wax paper on the bottom of the pan or can you just put them in the pan solo? Also, do you bake them with the wax paper on top or is that just for pressing them? Thanks!
Bottom parchment (not wax, parchment is better) is for easy removal, so just grease the pan if not using.
Do not cook with the top layer on.
Just came across your blog tonight, and I’ve already made two batches…’P’BJ, with soy butter and raspberry jam, and salted caramel, with chocolate chips, soft caramel pieces, and coarse sea salt. I see LOTS of these babies in my kids’ (oh who am I kidding…MY) future. Thanks for the fab recipe. Can’t wait to try another!
🙂
Rach
Thanks so much for trying them! 🙂
Just made these GF (I have Celiac) and subbed the oil for peanut butter, added some chia and skipped the chocolate and put golden raisins on top… so yummy. Perfect afternoon snack and so much more affordable than buying them in the store. Thanks!
I stumbled across your blog after googling for homemade LaraBar recipes and I am glad I did. I made LaraBars (which were amazing) and then had to try these granola bars. My husband and son love granola bars but I hate seeing them eat all that corn syrup and chemicals that are in them.
These were fantastic! My husband tried one and said they were better than store bought. Through mouthfuls of chewy deliciousness while eating his second one, he told me to never buy them from the store again. He is already requesting variations on both the LaraBars and the Granola Bars.
I will be trying many more recipes from your site. Thank you!
Thank you so much for trying them!
What fraction of the recipe is the nutrition facts for? I did not see how many bars this recipe makes. Sorry if I overlooked it! Thanks!
My husband found your site and passed the information along. I love to bake but usually have to give most of it away or I’d be huge. I love the recipes I’ve tried so far. This one I added dark chocolate chips chopped up a bit b/c they don’t make mini dark chocolate, coconut and natural almonds chopped. I doubled the recipe and everyone loves them! But here is my question you didn’t say how many bars you should get from a batch therefore I don’t know what a serving size is. Please let me know!
Looks like the nutrition facts are for 6 bars.
How many does this recipe make in regards to the nutritional information??