The Best Paleo Granola Bars

This easy, healthy and best paleo granola bars recipe is the perfect snack to send your kids back to school with! They are loaded up with all kinds of nutritious ingredients, packed with protein and are loved by both children and adults. Yum!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 409kcal

Author Monica Stevens Le

Ingredients

½ cup almonds
½ cup raw cashews
½ cup pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds
⅓ cup dried cranberries
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
2 tablespoons chia seeds
2 tablespoons flax seed
⅓ cup dark chocolate chips
2 tablespoons cacao nibs
¼ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
3 scoops collagen peptides
3 tablespoons coconut oil
½ cup almond butter or favorite nut butter
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Line an 8x8" baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
Combine all of the dry ingredients together in the bowl of a food processor until chopped up and mixed thoroughly. Set aside.
In a small saucepan, add coconut oil, almond butter and maple syrup. Heat on low and stir until the nut butter melts and the mixture looks pourable but still thick. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
Transfer the dry mixture into a large bowl. Stir in the wet mixture and mix well until everything has been coated evenly.
Transfer the mixture into the pan. Press down with the bottom of a glass cup or jar to pack it into the bottom of the pan to create an even base.
Place in the refrigerator to set overnight. Cut into 8 bars with a sharp knife and enjoy. These will keep in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.

Notes

You can get as creative as you'd like with what kind of nuts and seeds you use! Feel free to use a different dried fruit than cranberries as well.

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