Vanilla Bean Cherry Granola Bars

Vanilla Bean Cherry Granola Bars

  Ready in : 45 mins

Vanilla Bean Cherry Granola Bars takes roughly 45 minutes from beginning to end. This breakfast has 474 calories, 12g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. For $1.98 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Foodista requires un-sweetened apple sauce, flax seeds, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and vanilla bean. 1 person were impressed by this recipe. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 58%.

  1. gluten free gluten free
  2. gluten free dairy free

Diets

  1. GLUTEN FREE

  2. DAIRY FREE

Ingredients
un-sweetened apple sauce

un-sweetened apple sauce

0.75 cup

agave nectar

agave nectar

2 tablespoons

almond butter

almond butter

0.5 cup

vanilla bean

vanilla bean

1

old fashioned oats

old fashioned oats

1 cup

brown rice cereal

brown rice cereal

1 cup

millet

millet

0.5 cup

slivered almonds

slivered almonds

0.5 cup

flax seeds

flax seeds

0.25 cup

sunflower seeds

sunflower seeds

0.25 cup

cherries

cherries

0.5 cup

semi-sweet chocolate chips

semi-sweet chocolate chips

0.5 cup

salt

salt

0.25 teaspoon

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350

    oven
    oven

  2. 2
    Line an 88 inch baking dish with parchment paper, allowing it to hang off the side. Spray with cooking oil. Set aside.

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    baking paper
    baking paper
    baking pan
    baking pan

  3. 3
    Slice vanilla bean down the center and using a spoon scrape out the inside.

    vanilla bean

    vanilla bean

  4. 4
    Place the scrapings in a medium bowl, discard bean.

    bowl
    bowl

  5. 5
    Add apple sauce, agave nectar, and almond butter stirring well to combine. Set aside.

    almond butter

    almond butter

    agave

    agave

    applesauce

    applesauce

  6. 6
    In a large bowl combine, oats, rice cereal, millet, almonds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, dried cherries, chocolate chips and salt.

    chocolate chips

    chocolate chips

    sunflower seeds

    sunflower seeds

    dried cherries

    dried cherries

    flaxseed

    flaxseed

    almonds

    almonds

    cereal

    cereal

    millet

    millet

    oats

    oats

    rice

    rice

    salt

    salt

    bowl
    bowl

  7. 7
    Add reserved apple sauce mixture to oat mixture and stir to combine.

    applesauce

    applesauce

  8. 8
    Pour mixture into reserved baking dish and press so it is even and flat.

    baking pan
    baking pan

  9. 9
    Bake for 20 25 minutes, until lightly browned. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.

    oven
    oven

  10. 10
    Lift sides of parchment paper to release from pan and place on a cooling rack for an additional 10 minutes.

    baking paper
    baking paper
    wire rack
    wire rack
    frying pan
    frying pan

  11. 11
    On a cutting board cut into granola bars.

    granola

    granola

    cutting board
    cutting board

  12. 12
    Can be stored in the freezer or fridge.

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