grain free apple cinnamon granola bars
these crunchy homemade granola bars are a perfect snack to grab-and-go, and they're packed with healthy nuts and seeds.
Ingredients
- 1 apple, peeled and shredded
- 6-7 medjool dates softened + pitted (soak in boiling hot water for 10 minutes or room temperature water overnight)
- 1/3 cup almond butter
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1+1/2 cup almonds
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds sub another nut or seed as desired - i've also done walnuts
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cardamom
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 egg
Instructions
- start by chopping up the almonds and coconut flakes and throwing them in a large bowl, alongside the shredded coconut and pumpkin seeds.
- toss the nuts, seeds and coconut in the spices; cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and ginger.
- mix in the apple, peeled, shredded and squeezed of excess moisture, as well as the almond butter, honey and medjool dates until everything is well-covered.
- finally, add the egg and mix well so it coats everything.
- take your granola mixture, and spread it evenly across a large parchment paper-lined baking sheet. you may want to use a large spatula to flatten the granola and spread it to the edges of the baking sheet, as far as you can (it can be a bit of process). alternately, you can always flatten with your hands, which is sometimes more effective (but messier).
- bake in a preheated oven at 330 for 35 minutes. remove from oven and allow to cool completely before slicing into preferred granola bar sizes.