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    Home » Snacks

    Homemade Vegan Granola Bars (No Bake)

    Published: Jan 20, 2020 · Modified: Oct 10, 2022 by Janelle Hama

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    Incredibly addictive chewy homemade vegan granola bars made with oats, pepitas and cranberries that have been combined with 100% peanut butter, a hint of salt and are naturally sweetened.

    5 bars of granola on a tray
    Vegan granola bars cut into squares

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    • What Are Homemade Vegan Granola Bars?
    • Why You’ll Love This Recipe
    • ✔️Ingredients You’ll Need
    • How To Make Vegan Granola Bars
    • ⭐ Pro Tips 
    • Variations
    • ❓FAQ
    • Related Recipes
    • Homemade Vegan Granola Bars (No Bake)

    What Are Homemade Vegan Granola Bars?

    Homemade vegan granola bars also known as chewy muesli bars are packed with whole ingredients to enjoy as a grab and go snack.

    Some of the ingredients typically include rolled oats, a natural sweetener, some form of nut butter and some fillers such as dried fruit, seeds and nuts.

    These types of bars can be either baked or not baked.

    This is a no bake recipe.

    No bake granola/muesli bars held in a males hand
    Home made granola bars cut up in our preferred size

    Why You’ll Love This Recipe

    • Incredibly addictive, these vegan granola bars are delicious
    • Very easy to make and requires no baking.
    • A healthy snack, filled with protein and good starch to help you keep full
    • Made with all natural ingredients - you know exactly what you are eating
    • Dietary friendly - naturally vegan, gluten free*, soy free, corn free and no added oil

    ✔️Ingredients You’ll Need

    seeds, oats, a brown syrup, cranberries, salt and peanut butter in white bowls

    Notes on some of the ingredients, the full list of ingredients and their measurements can be found in the recipe card below.

    Gluten free rolled oats* be sure to check the labels to ensure your oats are gluten free if need be. Oats are the major ingredient.

    Pepita seeds (raw pumpkin seeds) and sunflower seeds without shell. These can easily be found at your local grocer.

    Dried cranberries add a lovely sweetness and color contrast to these bars.

    Brown rice malt syrup is thick and malleable enough to help bind and set the ingredients to create a chewy bar.

    Peanut butter should contain 100% peanuts only, no added ingredients. This will act as one of the binding agents for these bars.

    Sea salt to help elevate the flavoring of all the ingredients. A little goes a long way.

    How To Make Vegan Granola Bars

    Step 1 - In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine all the wet ingredients. Pour wet ingredients into the dry mixture, and mix well, till everything is sticky and combined.

    Step 2 - Press mixture into a 18cm x 28cm (7” x 11”) baking pan (affiliate link) that you’ve lined with either baking paper or cling wrap. Cover mixture with sheet of baking paper, press down firmly until evenly distributed. Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours. Cut into bar shapes, and place them into an airtight container. Keep refrigerated for up to two weeks 

    peanut butter mix with agave syrup in a jug next to a bowl of dry granola
    oats mixed with cranberries, seeds and peanut butter in a glass bowl
    granola mixture pressed flat into a tray
    male hands chopping up a slab of granola bars

    ⭐ Pro Tips 

    Ensure the mixture is pressed and packed down firmly into the trays so that the bars hold their shape. 

    The wet and dry ingredients are best mixed separately, so that there is even distribution, before combining together.

    Variations

    Add a hint of vanilla extract or other type of extract

    Play around with adding other seeds - I like the combination of both pepita and sunflower seeds together

    Add some chopped nuts or chocolate chips

    Replace the cranberries with sultanas, currants, or other dried berries

    Peanut butter can be replaced with other nut butters

    a tray filled with cut muesli bars

    ❓FAQ

    What type of peanut butter shall I use to make vegan granola bars?

    Use an 100% all natural peanut butter with no added additives. You can choose to use with smooth or chunky texture.

    What sized baking sheet pan should I use?

    This recipe is best suited for a baking sheet pan of 18cm x 28cm (7” x 11”). Be sure to place down a layer of cling wrap before using to press down the granola mix.

    a stack of five muesli bars on white paper

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    Matcha balls

    Crunchy nuts clusters

    Gingerbread cookies gluten free

    Crunchy roasted cumin chickpeas

    Oil free roasted pumpkin seeds

    Granola Bars by The Easy Way

    Easy homemade granola with cranberries and pecan by Casual Foodust or this recipe for cinnamon granola by Combine good flavors.

    Here's a great list of other vegan snacks

    Did you make this? I'd love to know! Leave me a comment below with a ★★★★★ rating or tag @plantbasedfolk on social media.

    a stack of five muesli bars on white paper

    Homemade Vegan Granola Bars (No Bake)

    Incredibly addictive chewy homemade vegan granola bars made with oats, pepitas and cranberries that have been combined with 100% peanut butter, a hint of salt and naturally sweetened.
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    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: Australian
    Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Refridgeration Time: 4 hours hours
    Total Time: 4 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 bars
    Author: Janelle Hama

    Ingredients

    • 2½ cups Rolled or quick oats
    • 1 cup Raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
    • ½ cup Cranberries
    • ⅔ cup Peanut or almond butter all natural
    • ½ cup Brown rice syrup Or Agave nectar
    • ⅛ teaspoon Sea salt
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    Instructions

    • In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine all the wet ingredients. Pour wet ingredients into the dry mixture, and mix well, till everything is sticky and combined.
      2½ cups Rolled or quick oats, 1 cup Raw pumpkin seeds, ½ cup Cranberries, ½ cup Brown rice syrup, ⅛ teaspoon Sea salt, ⅔ cup Peanut or almond butter
    • Press mixture into a 18cm x 28cm (7” x 11”) baking sheet pan that you’ve lined with either baking paper or cling wrap. Cover mixture with sheet of baking paper, press well until evenly distributed and packed down tight. Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours. Cut into bar shapes, and place them into an airtight container. Keep refrigerated for up to two weeks

    Notes

    Yield - 12 regular or 20 mini sized granola bars
    Not all oats are certified gluten free - check labels.
    Either crunchy or smooth peanut butter can be used.
    4 hours refrigeration time is a minimum. 
    Store these in the fridge in a sealed container for up to two weeks.
     
    Another vegan snack you must check out and make  are these crunchy nuts clusters
     
     

    Equipment

    1 7" x 11" baking pan

    Nutrition

    Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 101mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg

    N.B., nutrition info is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. This will vary based on the specific ingredients you use.


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    1. Danni

      August 11, 2020 at 1:03 pm

      5 stars
      I make this and your matcha balls. i like that i dont have to bake. thanks for the wonderful recipes

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