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…
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.
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? 🙂
Yep- these are looking at me right in the eye! I am going to make these with my son! As a mom I really appreciate your healthy sweets- because everyone loves treats, just now what they do to you or what they are usually made of. Shared 3 links before the crash- people were so excited about your site! 🙂
Aw thanks, Stephanie. That really means a lot to me!
I have been searching high and low for a HEALTHY quaker bar recipe and all of them are loaded with butter. Knew I could count on you CCK. 😉
You granolabars look great :P.
I don’t complain about my height, I’m quite tall I guess. I’m 180 cm (that 5’9″??), and I’m happy with that 😀 . I don’t wish to be shorter (No no no no), but I don’t have to be taller either, now my height is a perfect round number (in cm). ;P
Just wanted to tell you, your photos are my favorite of any blog :).
And now I want to make granola bars.
These look so chewy an delicious! I need these in my life. Thanks! 🙂
Made No Bake Quaker Style Chewy Granola Bars Full of Flavour! So Quick&Easy ,also add Cinnamon to Enhance Perfect Recipe,Delicious
I’ve been wanting to create this recipe but you beat me to it! 😉 Looks awesome…like really awesome!
Looks great (as always) ! I used to be really into granola bars, but now I’ve grown away from them, what with the absurdly long lists of ingredients I don’t know. Maybe these are just what i need!
Also, I have 3 recipe requests! First of all, could you post, or give me, the recipe for that red velvet fudge cake that you were thinking of posting earlier? It sounded really good. I’d also be really happy if you considered thinking up a healthy brownie cookie recipe (like these: http://www.applepiepatispate.com/american/chocolate-brownie-cookies/). And of course I am always open to more single serving recipes. I think i probably make at least one of those a day now!
Hi Sophie!
When do you need the recipe by? I *might* post it next week, but I haven’t figured out the schedule yet. If I don’t get around to posting it next week, you can always email me: chocolatecoveredkatie at msn. And I can send it to you!
I don’t need it by any specific time. If you get around to posting it next week, great! If you don’t, that’s fine too. I just thought it sounded good and was excited to make it!
Girl, I want to be taller!!!!!!!!!! I’m barely 5 feet tall, and I just want to be 5’3. Maybe I’ll hit a growth spurt here soon…that usually happens at the age of 27, right?
These bars look delicious!
LOL! Hey, you never know. Maybe they’ll come out with some magic vitamin or something ;).
Me too!! I’m something like a quarter inch less than 5 feet (I always round up my height up to 5 feet, though, of course!)…but hey, not many people like us can attain 5 feet and keep to it…they just keep right on growing taller!
I love me some good chewy homemade bars…YUM! They are great for a snack and sometimes even better as a treat!
I often joke about wanting to be taller (I’m 5’3 … and 3/4 haha). But I kinda actually like being short. Except for the fact that I have a short torso … I wish that would stretch out a little so that my tummy will look flatter!! 😉
This looks great- my first thought was to use Kashi Go Lean cereal in place of the rice krispies. I’m not a vegan and have no idea if Go Lean is…but it would raise the protein and fiber content slightly. 🙂 As usual you rock Katie. As far as height goes…I’m 5’1 (on a good day) and don’t mind being short except for the extra $$ spent on getting pants altered.
I think it’s vegan!
Katie I heard a terrible thing today, i need you to please discredit this for me. Someone said Agave is similar to the unhealthy-ness that is high fructose corn syrup because what we buy in stores is so overly processed it loses health value. Do you know anything about this??
I have heard that too. I know a lot of people think agave is better than sugar, but I never believed that anyways… I always looked at it as just another form of sugar, no worse or better.
But I also did hear that raw agave is supposedly better. There are certain brands? Honestly, I don’t eat much of it so I don’t really pay attention to the hype either way ;).
http://www.kimberlysnyder.net/blog/2012/02/23/7-foods-you-should-never-ever-eat/
she talks a lot about why agave isn’t good for you (it’s number 1 on the list), so i try to steer clear of it (although it’s in SO MANY “health” foods). i’m sure, like sugar, a little of it wouldn’t hurt, but then again i’m pretty sure my metabolism hates me. 🙂 so it kind of forces me into super-health.
i do wonder if the raw is any different though? i don’t think she ever specifies…at least not that i’ve seen. hope that helps!
I NEED to make these. I’m allergic to raw fruits and veggies so it can make snacking on the run difficult. I usually end up grabbing some cookies.
Wow, those bars look great! I’ll have to give them a shot. c:
I actually don’t really wish I were taller, per say.. although I wouldn’t mind an extra inch or two on my 5’3 self, haha. 😉 I just wish I were more /proportionate/. You see, I have a very short, practically nonexistent, torso/midsection/whatever. Not only does it make me look stumpy, it also makes it a bit of a challenge to find nice fitting and flattering shirts – most shirts I buy could be a dress on me sadly!
Yum! I would probably add in some protein powder to these as well!
Hey Katie! I just came across your blog and I love it. I’m 16 and I’ve been vegan for awhile now, I also started a blog that has vegan recipes but focuses more on mental & physical health (greenleanteen.com). I hope my blog can one day be full-time as well! I love your chocolate filled recipes.. keep it up 🙂
Wow! Way to go Mikayla! I just checked out your site and it is fantastic. You are a fantastic writer, I can’t believe you are 16 years old. Keep up the great work!