These yummy Energy Bars are packed full of superfood nutrients and sweetened with honey and just a little touch of chocolate.
I often make healthy snacks like homemade granola bars or energy bites to have on hand for when I am on the go. They go great with Greek yogurt or piece of fruit.
This week we are traveling and I decided to make these energy bars for our trip. They are so wonderful, packed full of nutrients and just sweet enough to satisfy any craving.
Ingredients for Energy Bars
½ cup uncooked quinoa
½ cup raw or roasted and unsalted sunflower seeds
½ cup raw or roasted and unsalted pumpkin seeds
½ cup raw sliced almonds
½ cup chopped dates (about 5-6 dates)
⅓ cup raisins
⅓ cup chocolate chips
⅓ cup honey
1 tablespoon coconut oil
How to Make Energy Bars
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Line a small glass baking dish with parchment paper.
Combine all the dry ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
Melt the coconut oil in a microwave-safe dish for about 1 minute and then stir in the honey.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until thoroughly coated.
Press the mixture into the prepared 8 x 8 glass baking dish.
Bake for 20 – 25 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool.
Once completely cooled to room temperature place the dish in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. This makes cutting them into bars much easier.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Need more healthy snack ideas? Try some of these great recipes too:
Honey Mustard Roasted Chickpeas
Chocolate Almond Butter Oatmeal Energy Balls
Superfood Energy Bars
Ingredients
- ½ cup uncooked quinoa
- ½ cup raw or roasted and unsalted sunflower seeds
- ½ cup raw or roasted and unsalted pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup raw sliced almonds
- ½ cup medjool dates chopped (about 5-6 dates)
- ⅓ cup raisins
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Line a small glass baking dish with parchment paper.
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Melt the coconut oil in a microwave safe dish for about 1 minute and then stir in the honey.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until thoroughly coated.
- Press the mixture into the prepared 8 x 8 – Glass Baking Dish .
- Bake for 20 – 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- Once completely cooled to room temperature place the dish in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. This makes cutting them into bars much easier.
- Store in an air tight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclosure
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.
Angie
I can see the chocolate chip in the finish bar, but if you baked it for 20 mins wouldn’t the chocolate chip be melted?
Katy
We love these granola bars. So easy to make. My husband has me make 2 batches a week!
Sherri
I love hearing that!
Johanne
I followed the recipe carefully but the bars were very sticky despite the parchment paper in the pan. Also, they fell apart when I tried to cut the bars, even after leaving them 40 minutes in the fridge. I will definitely not make these bars again.
Janet
I made the bars. I did not have raisin. I used mixed nuts from Bulk Barn and added shredded coconut and 3 blend flax, hemp, chia. I did not particularly like the crunch from the uncooked quinoa. I wish I had kept it in for longer than 20 min but overall mine came out intact a bit soft after the over 30min in the fridge. It tasted amazing. I will definately make these again
Pauline
I followed the recipe to a ‘T’ but the quinoa is too hard. I’m afraid someone will crack a tooth on it. The rest of the ingredients came together well but I did have to bake it longer and then left it in the fridge overnight.