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    Home » What We're Eating » Fall Harvest Healthy Granola Bars

    Fall Harvest Healthy Granola Bars

    Published: Nov 10, 2015 by Blair Lonergan

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    Packed with sweet, salty, chewy, and crunchy ingredients, these easy Fall Harvest Healthy Granola Bars are an ideal make-ahead snack to keep on hand for your busiest days. They are hearty, satisfying, and full of nutritious ingredients to energize you, curb your cravings, and nourish your body.

    Sliced fall harvest healthy granola bars on a cutting board with spatula

    Hi, friends! I'm so excited to share one of my newest favorite snacks with you today! I originally received this healthy granola bar recipe from a registered dietician that I worked with on a blog project, and our whole family has been enjoying them ever since!

    Seriously, you guys. Salty, sweet, chewy, crunchy....it's ALL in here for one satisfying powerhouse of a snack!

    How to Make Easy and Healthy Granola Bars:

    While the oats, almonds, and pumpkin seeds are toasted in the oven, this healthy granola bar recipe does not require any additional baking! Once the ingredients are combined, you simply press the mixture into a parchment-lined dish and freeze the bars for about 20 minutes. This allows them to firm up so that they slice easily. SIMPLE!!!

    Pan of homemade healthy granola bars

    I prep a batch on the weekend, cut them into bars, and keep them in the refrigerator for grab-and-go fuel when I need it during the week. They are easy, nutritious, and delicious (plus, they freeze well too if you wrap them individually).

    Stack of easy granola bars

    Recipe Variations -- Homemade Healthy Granola Bars:

    • Swap out the pumpkin seeds for sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, or sesame seeds;
    • Use raisins or chopped dried apricots instead of the dried cranberries;
    • Replace the almonds with chopped walnuts, pecans, pistachios, or peanuts!
    • Use creamy peanut butter, almond butter, sunflower seed butter, cashew butter, or any other nut butter of choice.

    You might also like these other fall-inspired healthy snacks:

    • Gingerbread Pumpkin Smoothie
    • Two-Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins
    • Healthy Apple Crisp Yogurt Parfait
    • Apple Pie Protein Smoothie
    • The Best Nut-Free Granola Recipe

    3 Healthy Granola Bars on a cutting board with text overlay

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    4.34 from 3 votes

    Fall Harvest Healthy Granola Bars

    Packed with sweet, salty, chewy, and crunchy ingredients, these easy Fall Harvest Healthy Granola Bars are an ideal make-ahead snack to keep on hand for your busiest days.
    Course Snacks
    Cuisine American
    Keyword easy granola bar recipe, healthy granola bars, homemade granola bars
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 12 minutes
    Freezing Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 27 minutes
    Servings 16 bars
    Calories 183.5kcal
    Author Blair Lonergan

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups old-fashioned oats (don’t use instant or quick-cooking oats!)
    • 1 cup whole almonds, roughly chopped
    • ½ cup pumpkin seeds
    • 1 cup packed pitted Medjool dates
    • ⅓ cup maple syrup
    • ¼ cup creamy almond butter or peanut butter
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup dried cranberries

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spread oats, almonds and pumpkin seeds on a baking sheet with sides. Toast in the oven until slightly golden, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
    • Chop dates in a food processor in short bursts until you have a rough paste. Scrape into the bowl with the oat mixture.
    • Warm maple syrup, almond butter, and salt in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring to blend. Add to the bowl along with the dried berries. Mix well to evenly distribute the chopped dates.
    • Line an 8x8in pan with baking parchment so the paper hangs over the sides. Spoon the oat mixture into the pan and pack it down with the back of the spoon. Freeze for 20 minutes.
    • Lift the contents out of the pan and set on a cutting board. Cut into 16 bars. Store the bars in an airtight container for a few days or freeze for longer storage.

    Notes

    Recipe Variations -- Homemade Healthy Granola Bars:
    • Swap out the pumpkin seeds for sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, or sesame seeds;
    • Use raisins or chopped dried apricots instead of the dried cranberries;
    • Replace the almonds with chopped walnuts, pecans, pistachios, or peanuts!
    • Use creamy peanut butter, almond butter, sunflower seed butter, cashew butter, or any other nut butter of choice.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1bar | Calories: 183.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 27.1g | Protein: 4.4g | Fat: 7.6g | Saturated Fat: 0.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3.1g | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 174.5mg | Fiber: 3.8g | Sugar: 14.4g
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    Comments

    1. Jen | Baked by an Introvert

      November 11, 2015 at 10:04 am

      I love the fall flavors in these granola bars. They would make a great on the go snack!

      Reply
      • Blair

        November 11, 2015 at 8:44 pm

        Thanks, Jen! That's right -- and that's exactly how I use them! 🙂

        Reply
        • Jarrett

          June 26, 2019 at 6:04 pm

          Blair
          Love the granola bars. Make them lots. One question. Our fall apart as soon as you take a bite. Very brittle. Any idea on how to fix that? More peanut butter or something? Don’t stop us from making them, just real messy.

          Reply
          • Blair

            June 26, 2019 at 6:21 pm

            Hi, Jarrett! Hmmm...that's weird that they're so crumbly. I would definitely add more peanut butter. That should do the trick! 🙂

            Reply
        • Lauren

          October 26, 2021 at 10:56 pm

          When do you add the 1/4 tsp salt? I added mine to the peanut butter, maple syrup mixture but wasnt sure if that was the right step.

          Reply
          • Blair Lonergan

            October 27, 2021 at 5:48 am

            Hi, Lauren! That's correct! Sorry for the typo -- I just fixed it now. 🙂

            Reply
    2. Anna @ Sunny Side Ups

      November 11, 2015 at 6:59 pm

      I'm so excited you got to share this granola bar recipe! It looks really, really yummy (and so much better for us than most at the store!) Can't wait to try it out for myself! Pinned!

      Reply
      • Blair

        November 11, 2015 at 8:48 pm

        I hope that you can try them, Anna. They're such great fuel and they are delicious!!

        Reply
    3. Courtney

      June 03, 2016 at 11:45 am

      What are the nutritional facts on these bars? They are delicious!

      Reply
      • Blair

        June 03, 2016 at 1:49 pm

        Hey, Courtney! I just added a Nutrition Facts panel to the bottom of the post so that you can see the full details. Hope that helps! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Lisa

      April 04, 2017 at 5:15 pm

      These look delicious but i am confused by the nutrition info. Is the info for 16 bars or for 12??? THANKS!

      Reply
      • Blair

        April 04, 2017 at 7:19 pm

        Hi, Lisa! Sorry about that typo! I fixed the recipe so there's no confusion. The nutrition info is for 16 bars! Enjoy. 🙂

        Reply
    5. Jan

      March 26, 2018 at 12:44 pm

      9 x 13 or jelly roll “baking pan with sides?”

      Reply
      • Blair

        March 26, 2018 at 1:10 pm

        Hi, Jan! I used a jelly roll pan (or "rimmed baking sheet"), but it doesn't really matter too much. You just want something that's large enough so that you can spread out the ingredients to toast them. Then, when it comes time to actually prepare the bars in a pan, you'll want to use an 8 x 8 pan (as the recipe suggests in Step #4). Hope that helps, and just let me know if you have any other questions. 🙂

        Reply
    6. McKenzie

      April 11, 2018 at 6:24 pm

      Hi! Thanks for the recipe. Is the maple syrup for flavor or to hold them together? Just thought about subbing it out for something else, but didn't want them to fall apart.

      Reply
      • Blair

        April 11, 2018 at 7:28 pm

        Hi, McKenzie! The maple syrup definitely adds sweetness and flavor, but it also helps to hold everything together. You can substitute with honey, brown rice syrup, or another similar wet/sticky ingredient. Hope that helps! 🙂

        Reply
    7. Ellen

      May 31, 2018 at 3:07 pm

      I can't wait to try this recipe, where can i find extra thick oats?

      Reply
      • Blair

        May 31, 2018 at 3:45 pm

        Hey, Ellen! The regular Quaker Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats are perfect (just don't use quick oats or instant oats). 🙂

        Reply
    8. Marissa

      June 22, 2018 at 5:19 pm

      Hey, these look delicious! I am making these as I type, but am confused as to why these are frozen and not baked? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Blair

        June 22, 2018 at 6:40 pm

        5 stars
        Hey, Marissa! There's no need to bake these bars -- just chilling them will firm them up perfectly! 🙂 PUtting them in the freezer just helps them chill faster so that you can slice them into bars. Then you'll store them in the refrigerator -- you won't eat them frozen.

        Reply
        • Charmayne

          December 03, 2021 at 11:37 am

          I eat mine straight out of the freezer. Mine are soft not crunchy and that’s okay with me as I do not like a crunchy bar.
          They may even break apart but that’s still okay with me because they are so healthy.
          I use sunflower, almonds, and pepitos, with almond butter or natural peanut butter whichever I have on hand.
          Along with the rest of the ingredients, it’s the best grab me snack ever!
          I cut them and put one each in a bag or container, or eat one straight out of the freezer.
          It’s my favorite go to for snacks!

          Reply
          • Blair Lonergan

            December 03, 2021 at 1:29 pm

            Thanks, Charmayne!

            Reply
    9. Brenda Campbell

      June 26, 2019 at 8:51 pm

      4 stars
      Very tasty. I made the recipe as is, put in freezer as instructed, but they are very soft. Was hoping to take them as a snack while golfing but am thinking I will have to take them with an ice pack for them to be edible. Next time I will cut back on the dates to see if that helps.

      Reply
    10. Pao

      October 04, 2020 at 12:20 pm

      4 stars
      Flavor is delicious, but mine don't stay together and fall apart even if kept in the freezer. They were too sweet for my family so now I just don't use the date paste and we eat it as granola. So yummy!
      Thanks for the recipe

      Reply

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