Healthy Snack Bars

5 from 2 votes

This Healthy Snack Bars Recipe makes a nutritious on-the-go breakfast or snack. They have no refined sugar and are mildly sweetened with natural ingredients.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Bars

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings Squares

Calories 169kcal

Author Ginny McMeans

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup old fashioned oats also called rolled oats
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup coconut oil
¾ cups dates chopped
½ cup dried cranberries lightly chopped
3 tablespoons hemp hearts
1 cups walnuts chopped
⅓ cup water

Instructions

Lightly oil an 8" x 8" square pan.
Mix flour, oats, salt and oil in a medium bowl.
Add cranberries, dates and hemp hearts.
Add the water and walnuts and mix well.
Press evenly into the 8" x 8" pan and press into the corners too.
Important:
Cut into squares before baking. By this I mean for you to press down with something like a metal pastry board scraper to make deep marks so that they are easy to cut apart after baking.
Bake at 325° for 30 minutes.

Notes

IF FREEZING:

After they have cooled you may freeze them in any of the methods shown in my article Preparing Food for the Freezer

They defrost quickly so it really doesn't take any planning. The microwave will also zap them in 20 seconds or just let them defrost at room temperature.

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