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    Home » Recipes » American

    Superfood Energy Bars Recipe

    Published: Feb 21, 2020 · Modified: Jul 25, 2023 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 48 Comments

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    A piece of Energy Bar sitting on top of a wooden cutting board with Chocolate chips
    homemade energy bars recipe

    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.

    stack of 3 oat and quinoa energy bars with chocolate chips around

    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

    A piece of Energy Bar sitting on top of a wooden cutting board with Chocolate chips

    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.

    A wooden cutting board with a cake, with Energy and Chocolate

    Need more healthy snack ideas? Try some of these great recipes too:

    Honey Mustard Roasted Chickpeas

    Chocolate Almond Butter Oatmeal Energy Balls

    Chocolate Avocado Pudding

    Healthy Muddy Buddies

    Carrot Cake Energy Bites

    square energy bar with pumpkins seeds, raisins, quinoa, dates on a wood table

    Superfood Energy Bars

    These yummy energy bars are packed full of nutrients and sweetened with honey and just a little touch of chocolate.
    4.66 from 23 votes
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    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Refrigerate: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 16
    Calories: 150kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    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

    Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 165mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Leni

      October 22, 2020 at 2:00 pm

      2 stars
      Loved all the ingredients and had them all in my pantry. I was so excited for this recipe. However, mine came out so hard it could break your teeth. I followed this recipe to a t. With exception to putting this in the fridge. So very disappointing. I wasted all those great ingredients. Not sure what I did wrong.

      Reply
    2. Ann

      March 13, 2020 at 12:14 pm

      5 stars
      Yum! You’re feeding my eyes so much right now. This recipe is almost too good to be true. Dying to give it a try. My family would go nuts over these super bars. Thank you for sharing such a fab idea with us! You’re amazing!

      Reply
    3. Donna

      January 30, 2020 at 2:31 pm

      These sound lovely, is there anything else I can use besides coconut oil? Thank you

      Reply
      • Sherri

        January 30, 2020 at 3:36 pm

        Although I haven’t tried it, you could use flax oil or possibly even a nut butter like almond butter.

        Reply
    4. BINA

      November 21, 2018 at 2:53 am

      4 stars
      Hi,Sherri
      I really liked your recipe, I don’t use honey can I replace it with maple syrup? And how much?

      Reply
    5. Mads

      August 27, 2018 at 3:26 am

      The mix did not cut into bars very well
      It was a mess
      Was yummy
      I didn’t use quineo

      Has anyone else made these and can give me a tip to make the mixture stick together better and harden better

      Reply
    6. Crystal

      June 17, 2018 at 10:32 pm

      These were amazing!
      Love the crunchy and tender parts.
      Extremely easy to make 😉
      Thank you for sharing

      Reply
    7. Valerie Allen

      February 11, 2018 at 3:25 pm

      I can’t wait to get it out of the oven!!! Subbed cranraisens for cherries and raisens. Used what I had on hand will be making this again! So easy!

      Reply
    8. Rita

      July 05, 2017 at 8:29 pm

      I made these 7/4/17. Sounded great. Baked 22/minutes of the 20-25 recommended. Cooled, then when I went to cut them they just fell apart in a wad of goo. What did I do wrong? Can they be re-baked? They were also cooled in the refrigerator before I tried to cut them.

      Reply
    9. Rita

      July 05, 2017 at 8:27 pm

      I made these 7/4/17. Sounded great. Baked 22/minutes of the 20-25 recommended. Cooled, then when I went to cut them they just fell apart in a wad of goo. What did I do wrong? Can they be re-baked?

      Reply
    10. Adele

      June 06, 2017 at 3:33 pm

      I love it . I’ve made it like 4 times and actually I’m making it again right now I’ve added flax oil also and a bit of oatmeal to it.

      Reply
      • Sherri

        June 06, 2017 at 8:24 pm

        So happy you like them as much as me! 🙂

        Reply
      • Mads

        August 27, 2018 at 3:30 am

        Mmm did the oatmeal help it to stick better when cutting

        Reply
    11. Susan

      March 14, 2017 at 8:51 pm

      Can someone post that they’ve made it, instead of wasting other’s time on how you’re “excited” to make it???? How about reviewing the recipe after you’ve made it – now there’s an idea!

      Reply
      • Sandra

        March 24, 2018 at 2:31 pm

        U are so right….I was thinking the exact same thing.

        Reply
    12. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      September 03, 2015 at 1:31 am

      So glad I found your blog tonight! You are the “bar” queen! All these recipes for bars are pot on! Haha!

      Reply
      • Sherri

        September 03, 2015 at 7:52 am

        Thanks Rebecca! I do love making lots of fun healthy things to snack on 🙂 You have loads of great looking recipes that I think I would love too. Off to check some more out!

        Reply
        • Izabela

          September 03, 2022 at 12:25 pm

          3 stars
          Made them today. Followed the recipe but after baking and cooking, when it was time to cut they just fell apart. They do taste great. Too bad they won’t hold a shape.

    13. Winnie

      August 08, 2015 at 6:33 pm

      These look fantastic and I’d looooooove to try your recipe!
      Can you tell me what approx is the size of the pan you used?

      Reply
      • Sherri

        August 09, 2015 at 9:00 am

        Thank you! I did forget to mention the size of the dish, didn’t I? I used an 8×8 glass pyrex dish. 🙂

        Reply
        • Winnie

          August 12, 2015 at 2:33 am

          5 stars
          Thank you!

    14. Robyn @ Simply Fresh Dinners

      August 06, 2015 at 3:02 pm

      Hi Sherri,
      Saw these over at Miz Helen’s and just had to come check them out 🙂
      Love the ingredients and the different textures! I’ll bet each bite is a delight. So quick and easy , too – a definite keeper!

      Reply
    15. Theresa @DearCreatives

      August 04, 2015 at 3:26 pm

      Pinned & shared. Thanks for joining the Inspiration Spotlight Party.Hope to see you again soon.

      Reply
    16. Karly

      August 04, 2015 at 3:03 pm

      The perfect back to school snack! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!

      Reply
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