Gluten-Free Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

Name: Gluten-Free Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ⅔ cup gluten-free quick cooking oats; ⅔ cup gluten-free puffed rice cereal; ½ cup chopped nuts*; ½ cup shredded coconut*; ½ cup dried cranberries*; ½ cup miniature chocolate chips*; ⅓ cup packed brown sugar (packed); ⅓ cup oat flour ((or substitute coconut flour or almond flour)); ⅓ cup sunflower seeds*; ½ teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter; ⅓ cup peanut butter; ¼ cup honey; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup (see recipe notes for substitutes); 1 tablespoon water; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:25min

Homemade gluten-free granola bars are easy, chewy treat ideal for breakfast bars or a grab-and-go-snack. Chocolate chip granola bars are simply irresistible with a combination of gluten-free oats, gooey chocolate, coconut, nuts, and dried fruit. They baked with a perfect combination of sweet and salty and extra chewy texture thanks to a combination of peanut butter and honey.

Updated at: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 04:53:24 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories173.4 kcal (9%)

Total Fat10.2 g (15%)

Carbs19.8 g (8%)

Sugars12 g (13%)

Protein3.2 g (6%)

Sodium67.8 mg (3%)

Fiber2.1 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

1 ⅔ cupquick cooking oats

gluten - free

⅔ cuppuffed rice cereal

gluten - free

½ cupnuts

chopped

½ cupshredded coconut

½ cupdried cranberries

½ cupminiature chocolate chips

⅓ cupbrown sugar

packed, packed

⅓ cupoat flour

or substitute coconut flour or almond flour

⅓ cupsunflower seeds

½ teaspoonsalt

6 tablespoonsunsalted butter

⅓ cuppeanut butter

¼ cuphoney

2 tablespoonslight corn syrup

see recipe notes for substitutes

1 tablespoonwater

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line an 9X13" pan with a large piece of foil or parchment paper. The paper should be long enough to lift the bars out of the pan. Lightly grease with cooking spray.

Step 2

In a large bowl mix dry ingredients, including oats, rice cereal, nuts, coconut, cranberries, chocolate chips, brown sugar, oat flour, sunflower seeds, and salt.

Step 3

In another microwave-safe bowl melt the butter. Alternatively, melt on the stovetop in a small saucepan. After butter is completed melted add the peanut butter, honey, corn syrup, water and vanilla to warm butter. Stir until smooth.

Step 4

Add the wet ingredients to dry ingredient bowl and stir to combine. Transfer the granola to the prepared pan. Use a large piece of plastic wrap to press down on top of the bars, all the way to the edges, before removing to bake.

Step 5

Bake the bars 25 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Cool completely in pan.

Step 6

After cooling transfer the pan to the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Then lift the bars from the pan and cut. At this point they may be stored at room temperature. The initial refrigeration just helps further solidify the bars before cutting.

Step 7

Wrap bars individually in plastic wrap and place in airtight container to store at room temperature for a week, refrigerated up to 2 weeks, or freeze up to 3 months.

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