These are not only delicious and nutritious, but they are vegan and only take about 5 minutes to make! They’re perfect for something healthy to grab while on the go – whether it be at work, school, or the great outdoors!
(makes about 12 bars)
Ingredients:
Dry (use scant measurements):
- 1 & 3/4 C rolled oats
- 1 C crisp puffed brown rice cereal
- 1/4 C pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 C sunflower seeds
- 1/4 C chia seeds
- 1/4 C unsweetened coconut
- 1/8 C finely ground flaxseed
Wet (use generous measurements):
- 1/2 C brown rice syrup
- 1/3 C creamy peanut butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions:
1) Add all the dry ingredients to a large bowl. Mix them together.
2) In a separate (microwave safe) bowl, mix together the wet ingredients, then microwave them for about 20 to 30 seconds. This will make it easier to mix and add to the dry ingredients since it’s really sticky!
3) Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix! Keep mixing until the wet binding ingredients are as well distributed as possible. Put some muscle into it! 
4) Put the mixture into a shallow pan and flatten it down. Done and done!
Cut them into about 12 bars (they are probably a bit crumbly still, but don’t worry – the fridge will bind them!) and store them in the fridge. You can either just store them together in the big pan (covered with foil) or separately wrap them for easy grabbing and going!
Enjoy!!
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Nutritional Stats (when cut into 12 bars) |
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Calories 189 |
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Just wanted to let you know I made these today! SO good and easy!! I’m definitely going to make them a staple (especially since I now own a giant tub of brown rice syrup!
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Do you have a certain puffed cereal you recommend? I’ve needed this in other recipes but was never sure which kind to buy.
~Christie
Soooo making these
where do you get brown rice syrup???
i dont have that…maybe I will try honey?
They look fantastic. I don’t have brown rice syrup – but I do have agave nectar and maple syrup…wonder if either of those would work?
I made these with honey this morning, and the taste was GREAT (at least, the crumbles left in the bowl were….haven’t had a bar yet). They were a bit crumbley but I’m hoping the fridge binds them up, like you described.
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I must have the absolute worst luck with granola bars. I tried Mae’s recipe a few weeks ago. Failed miserably. Just tried this one and failed yet again.
I don’t know what I’m doing wrong either. When everything with super crumbly and not holding together, I added my liquids.
Thanks so much for the amazing recipe! I made these this morning and could only wait a couple hours before doing a taste test! I’m wondering what their shelf life is like though? If they start to deteriorate after a few days then I’ll have to encourage my husband to get in on the fun! Otherwise these babies are all mine… : )
Hi !
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I really want to try your recipe, but i am facing a problem right now … no idea what is the “C” meaning (recipe abreviation) ? I should add I am french
Thank you !
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C means cup. Yeah easy .
Sorry
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looks delicious! i’ll have to make these for sure
Oh I made some granola bars a few weeks ago that were delicious but crumbly – the fridge tip is great – had no idea about that.
Will make these soon – I’m imaging they won’t make it to the freezer though.
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Hi! I just actually tried making a granola bar recipe, similar to this one, but without the brown rice syrup and honey instead. Sadly, they didn’t stick together at all when left out of the freezer. I came back to the computer and actually just stumbled upon this recipe! I was looking for a bar that I could keep in my purse throughout the day, would you say using the brown rice syrup make that work and allow them to stick together? Thanks!
Absolutely – the brown rice syrup is KEY. It’s a lot stickier than honey
thank you so much! I’ll be trying this recipe tomorrow!
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Mmmmmmmmm…anything PB is good in my book. I hope to make these soon!
Hi Anne! Great blog, thanks fro sharing. Question, do you know the total nutritional value for these? Protein, carbs, sugar, etc.? Thanks!
Thanks!
I don’t have the nutritional info for these yet but it’s on my list of things to do in the next couple weeks! Stay tuned…
Thanks! I am so happy to have stumbled upon your site and psyched to try your recipes.
Thanks for sharing.
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This recipe is exactly what I was looking for! I can’t wait to try them!
I love these. I made them for the first time last week and fell in love. Made another batch today. I did calculate the nutritional value on Sparkpeople as I’m closely counting calories and carbs. However my calculation is minus chia and flax because I didn’t have any one hand. Here is how it broke down for 12 servings
140 Calories
8 fat
17 carbs
3 fiber
3 sugar
4 protien
Thanks Cassie! I’m glad you enjoyed them
Anne,
My boyfriend and I are training for our first triathlons and I’ve been looking for a tasty yet healthy snack to have available post-workouts. I made these last night and LOVED them. They were so simple to make and cost barely anything. I’ll definitely be holding on to this recipe.
Thanks for the idea!!
Hooray! I’m so glad you guys liked them
Good luck with your first tri!
Anne, I’ve actually just started my first blog and wanted to include this recipe in it. Would it be alright to cite your blog and include a link to this recipe?
Of course! Please just post a link to the recipe here though versus copying and pasting the recipe into your blog
What’s your new blog address? Congrats on starting one!
http://healthymeatball.onsugar.com/
brand spankin’ new
Hope you like…I’m already hearing from friends that want to try your recipe
Awesome – just checked it out and it looks fab
Congrats and good luck!
These look amazing and like they might just be what I’ve been looking for. I make “breakfast cookies”, full of whole wheat flour, bran, flax, dried fruit, etc.; but they require time, which is sometimes at a premium. Can’t wait to try these five minute beauties.
Thanks!
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Loved the outcome, only thing is that they didnt stick together well. They fall apart when you eat them, any suggestions from anyone?
Did you refrigerate them? That is what gets them to stick!
Hi Anne – I did and that seemed to work but they are still a bit crumbly, I’ll try and tweek the recipe was thinking sub Organic Agave Syrup for the Rice Syrup and perhaps adding protein powder…….appreciate the reply!
Hi! The bars look awesome! Not to be too nit picky but I wanted to mention that you might want to stop calling these bars “raw”, since they have rolled oats and puffed cereal. Maybe “no-bake bars” or something is more appropriate.
Fair enough! Thanks for the note
Hi Anne,
Have you ever tried making these with any other nut butters? My daughter has a peanut allergy …would almond butter work just as well or soy nut butter?
thanks,
Bobbie
Yes – almond butter works great, too
These are so amazing! My boyfriend ate half the pan in one sitting! perfect amount of flavor and sweetness!
WOW, these are incredible! i have to force myself away from the pan as i could easily munch on these all night. thank you!
WOW! These are yummy! So easy too!
Anne these are awesome! I’ve been in a baked goods withdrawal ever since we discovered our oven was a dud (i.e. Either 0 Degrees or 500 degrees and nothing in between). These were super easy and I loved that no oven was required
These are so good! I made my first batch yesterday. Sadly, there is only one bar left (and that’s if the bf didn’t take it this morning).
So, so, sooooo goood! They came out perfect!
My 14-year old son (picky eater) saw me getting ingredients out last night to make a batch and decided he wanted to make them himself. He loved them and I loved the recipe was easy and fun for us to do together.
That is awesome! Involving kids in the preparation of food will definitely get them more interested
I’m so proud that he liked my recipe!
I made these last week – used corn syrup and also added some stevia for sweetness. Very good! Thanks for the recipe!
Before tonight, I’d never made bars before – this was the perfect recipe for a first-timer! So easy and fast. And delicious! I didn’t have puffed rice cereal so they are softer/chewier than they probably should be, but still great. Other substitutes: Agave nectar instead of brown rice syrup, no coconut (not a fan), and added 1 tsp cinnamon. Worked out lovely. Thanks for sharing Anne!
I’m a brand new vegetarian; what is brown rice syrup?
Sorry, I just don’t know, but would LOVE to try these; they look scrumptious!!
It’s just a liquid sweetener, like honey or maple syrup. It’s super sticky and holds the bars together! Google it for more info on its nutritional stats, etc
I am making these right now (they are in the fridge). But I was thinking that if they don’t hold together since I am using honey, I could always bake it in the oven to make granola. Have you tried this before? I thought about it since I recently made my own granola using a Hungry Girl recipe.
I hope they worked! I’ve heard from others that honey doesn’t usually, though – not as sticky as brown rice syrup. I haven’t tried baking them but I bet it would work well! Let me know how it turns out
Yeah so the honey didn’t keep it sticking together good enough after being in the fridge for a few hours. So I crumbled it all up and baked it in the oven for granola. It turned out pretty good. I believe I did for 30-35 mins at 250 degrees
These are the BEST
I’m never ever buying granola bars again, these are
so easy and soooo yum
even my ‘hippi-crap’ hating family loves them =)
Hehe awesome! I’m so glad to hear that
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Can’t wait to make these. Can you tell me how many fat grams per serving? I follow Weight Watchers and am trying to calculate the points value. Thanks much.
I’m sorry – whoever calculated the nutritional stats for me didn’t include it. I’d recommend using sparkrecipes.com to calculate it – if you do let me know and I’ll add the info to the post!
Just found your blog and this GREAT recipe! I have been looking and have experimented with a few and at last I am happy! The brown rice syrup was easy to find and worked out well! Only problem is I have eaten too many! Thank you!
Thanks for posting the nutritional information for these bars. However the fat content is missing – would you be able to supply that as well? Thanks so much – looking forward to trying these.
Unfortunately whoever calculated the info for me didn’t send me the fat content info! I’m sorry!
These look fantastic!! I am a new to your blog, Anne, and am really enjoying reading all your great recipes and fun topics! (found your blog thru Daily Garnish)
One question – I am not a big peanut butter fan (stomach doesnt seem to agree with it), any ideas on what I could sub in for pb in this recipe?? thanks so much!!
Hey Marie, welcome to the blog! You can use any type of other nut butter – I’ve tried almond butter in this recipe before and it worked well!
LOVE this recipe….I tried it with puffed quinoa instead of the rice cereal – Super YUMMY!!! Thanks for sharing
Anne – I am a friend of Gretchen (honeyishrunkthegretchen.com) and found your blog through her blog journey. Just wanted to let you know I saved your blog months ago and have been reading almost daily for new recipes, fun exercise tips/cooking tips! Your blog is great!
Also – I’m currently living in Kazakhstan teaching English and as SOON as I saw this recipe I KNEW I had to try it. I’m definitely a peanut butter addict. The sad thing was, there was no way to find 2 of the main ingredients. Here’s how desperate I was to try this thing: my mom sends packages every once in awhile and when I heard she was sending a new one, I made some special requests: brown rice cereal and brown rice syrup! I made them yesterday and thought to myself: this better have been worth it (sending packages is expensive and it’s hard to choose exactly what I want from the US each time)! JUST ate my first bar this morning and SOOOO worth the wait! I am LOVING them! I’m a runner too, so I just ate this as a little snack before I take off.
THANKS for the recipe! My only other problem was not being able to find finely ground flax, just seeds. I had no way to ground them, so just put them in whole. The bar still tasted great, but I’m curious how the taste would change if they were ground. Anyway – overall A+ recipe and I’ll definitely be making more for the remainder of my time!
Other recipes I’ve tried and loved: Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal, Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Muffins (I had the whole wheat flour problem you described, but can’t find pastry flour here), Chicken Veggie Pasta (one of my absolute favorites!).
Keep the recipes coming!
Hey Kristen! I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying the blog!
That’s awesome that you’re in Kazakhstan teaching right now – must be quite the experience! I’m SO glad that the granola bars were worth the wait/shipping! 
That’s so cool that my bars have made it around the world, heh. Regarding the lack of whole wheat pastry flour, try using half regular whole wheat flour and half white flour – that will come out a little closer to the texture that using all whole wheat pastry flour gives 
Let me know how it works!
Hi Anne,
Do you think baking these at all would help them stick?
Hi Emily! There shouldn’t be any problems with them sticking together… did you follow the recipe exactly? I guess you could try baking them, though! Let me know how it goes!
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Made these today with some added sea salt and dark chocolate. Delicious!
Just made these and they are awesome! I definitely helped myself to a little before cutting the mixture into bars and storing in the fridge
Thanks for the awesome recipe!
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Just tried these today and love them! Hubby had doubts but he quickly changed his mind when he tasted the end result. Thanks for this great recipe, and I enjoy your blog very much.
Thanks, Joyce! I’m so glad you and your hubby enjoyed them
I made a variation of these over the weekend with sunflower seed butter & a few different seeds/nuts. They.are.AWESOME. Super yummy. Great job! & thanks for the recipe.
I work in a nut-free school. Any ideas on how to modify this recipe?
Thanks
Unfortunately not, I’m sorry.
I’d recommend trying my Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Granola Bars instead, just minus the walnuts! 
http://www.fannetasticfood.com/recipes/oatmeal-dark-chocolate-granola-bars/
Tasty, easy, healthy. I tried this recipe and it’s all great.