Description
Nutty Fruit and Seed Energy Bars are a delicious and nutritious snack packed with oats, nuts, seeds, and dried fruit, perfect for fueling your day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup mixed nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans)
- 1 cup mixed seeds (pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds)
- 1 cup dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, apricots)
- 1/2 cup nut butter (peanut butter or almond butter)
- 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line an 8×8-inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving some overhang for easy removal later.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats, mixed nuts, mixed seeds, dried fruit, cinnamon, and salt. Stir until well combined.
- In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the nut butter and honey (or maple syrup) together, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Pour the melted mixture over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly until everything is evenly coated.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and press it down firmly with a spatula or your hands to create an even layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for about 10 minutes.
- Use the parchment overhang to lift the bars out of the pan and place them on a cutting board. Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares or rectangles.
Notes
- For a chocolatey twist, add 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips to the mixture before baking.
- Substitute the dried fruit with your favorite fresh fruit, like mashed bananas or applesauce, for a different flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg