Homemade Gluten Free Granola Bars Recipe
Homemade gluten free granola bars are delicious, yes, but also make eating healthy and safe on the go easy!
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Calories: 189kcal
Equipment
gfJules All Purpose Gluten Free Flour
Gluten Free Oats
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup flaxseed meal or chia seeds
- ½ cup gfJules® Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
- 3 cups purity protocol certified gluten-free rolled oats rice flakes, or quinoa flakes
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 cup grated carrots
- ¾ cup baking raisins or boil raisins in water, drain, then add to the recipe or sultanas
- ½ cup dried apples chopped
- ½ cup dried bananas chopped
- ½ cup figs chopped (approximately 5 figs)
- ½ cup grated coconut unsweetened
- ¼ cup dates chopped
- ¼ cup dried cranberries blueberries, cherries or other dried berry of choice
- 1 cup walnuts chopped (if making nut-free, substitute with sunflower seeds)
- ½ cup agave nectar honey, or maple syrup
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup baking molasses
- ½ cup sunflower nut butter if making nut-free or “natural” peanut, almond, or cashew butter (like Earth Balance® Natural Peanut Butter with Flaxseed)
- ½ cup unsweetened apple juice or cider
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- Line a jelly roll baking pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking oil.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flaxseed meal, gluten-free flour, oats, cinnamon, carrots, fruits and nuts of your choice (in similar proportions to those listed above). When fully combined, stir in the agave nectar, applesauce, molasses, nut butter, and juice, mixing with a large wooden spoon until totally incorporated. The mixture should be wet enough to press together for baking.
- If you like your granola bars with lots of crunchy texture, use this wooden spoon or stand mixer (with flat paddle) mixing method. If you prefer a smoother texture, where the individual ingredients are more integrated, use a large food processor to combine all the ingredients — if your processor bowl is 14 cups or smaller, this may have to be done by dividing the ingredients in half and mixing in two batches.
- Scoop the combined mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking pan and press down with the back of a rubber spatula or your wet hands.
- Bake for 30 minutes or just until the edges begin to brown slightly.
- Remove from the oven and cut into bars using a pizza cutter before fully cooled. To remove bars when cooled, simply lift the foil edges out of the jelly roll pan and store the cut bars in a zip top bag at room temperature or freeze.
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Gluten Free Granola Bars Recipe
Serving Size
1
Amount per Serving
Calories
189
% Daily Value*
Fat
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
4
g
Sodium
24
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
34
g
11
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
23
g
26
%
Protein
3
g
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.