If you follow my weekly meal plans and recipe posts you’re familiar with my efforts to cook healthy food. I even talked about my recipe resolution on this post.
Steering clear of of processed food as much as possible is not easy when it comes to packing school lunches and snacks. I’m always on the hunt for nut-free snack recipes, preferably gluten-free and no refined sugar.
The girls love granola bars – it’s an easy on-the-go snack, but many gluten-free commercial brands my kids won’t touch. Gluten-free is usually replaced by almond flour (be sure to read labels!) and snacks must be nut-free at our school.
So let’s break this down. I’m now looking for a granola bar recipe that is nut-free, gluten-free with no refined sugar. Pinterest to the rescue!
I hit the jackpot finding this super-easy Nut-Free NO BAKE Granola Bar Recipe (and gluten-free) using the secret ingredient – coconut butter
I’ve modified Sugar Free Mom’s granola bar recipe a little by omitting the sunflower seeds and Stevia. It turned out sweet enough without adding and my kids don’t like seeds yet.
We’ve also added chocolate chips but that was a little too rich for a school snack, but it definitely works. My version doesn’t always turn out as pretty but who cares if it’s a big hit!
I can’t rave enough about this recipe and make it almost every other week. It seriously takes only a few minutes to assemble. The fact that it’s no-bake is the icing on the granola bar.
- 1 cup gluten free crispy brown rice cereal
- ¾ cup rolled oats, gluten free
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ¼ cup unsweetened organic cocoa powder
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- ⅓ cup coconut butter, melted
- ⅓ cup raw unfiltered honey {also use this and this}
- 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
- In a large bowl stir together the first 5 ingredients {all dry} until well blended.
- In a separate glass bowl add the coconut butter, honey, and vanilla. Melt in microwave for 1 minute and stir completely until well incorporated.
- Pour into the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Line an 8 by 8 baking dish with parchment paper hanging over opposite sides. Spray the parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pour the mixture into the baking dish.
- Spread to edges and press down with a spatula to even off the top.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Lift by parchment paper onto a cutting board.
- Slice into squares or bars.
- Wrap individually to store.
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You may also like my Coconut Almond Kind Bars!
Oh these sound great for my daughter’s school snack. I’m definitely going to give them a try.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting Lyla. These are so easy to make and your kids will love. Just be sure to purchase coconut butter. You can use it for other no-bake bars too. Let me know how it turns out.