These are not only delicious and nutritious, but they are raw, vegan, and only take about 5 minutes to make!
(makes about 10 to 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:
Add all the dry ingredients to a large bowl. Mix them together.
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!
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! 
Then, put the mixture into a shallow pan and flatten it down. Done and done!
Cut them into about 10 to 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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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!