Toasted Quinoa, Dried Fig & Dark Chocolate Nut Free Granola Bars
Incredible superfood nut free granola bars made with toasted quinoa, oats, dried figs, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, flaxseed and chia. These easy nut free granola bars are packed with fiber, protein, and omega-3s, and are naturally sweetened for the perfect easy snack!
Servings 10 bars
Calories 223cal
Ingredients
- ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats (gluten free, if desired)
- ⅓ cup uncooked quinoa
- ¼ cup raw sunflower seeds
- ¼ cup raw pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup organic or homemade sunflower butter
- ⅓ cup honey (or coconut palm syrup if vegan)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup flaxseed meal
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ½ cup black mission dried figs, coarsely chopped
- For the chocolate drizzle:
- 2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips (vegan, if desired)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Add oats, quinoa, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds to a large baking sheet and spread around evenly. Once oven is preheated, toast the oats, quinoa, and seeds for 8-10 minutes. Once done toasting, pour oats, quinoa, and seeds into a medium bowl and set aside.
- While quinoa, oats, and seeds are toasting, add sunflower butter, honey, vanilla, cinnamon and sea salt to medium saucepan over low heat. Stir every so often until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes, then add to the bowl with the oats and quinoa. Stir well to incorporate. Fold in flaxseed meal, dried figs and chia seeds.
- Line an 8x4 or 9x5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper; pour mixture in and spread out evenly, then press mixture down in the pan very firmly.
- Next melt chocolate chips with coconut oil for 20 seconds in the microwave or over low heat in a saucepan on the stove top. Drizzle over bars. Place pan in freezer for 20-30 minutes or until chocolate has hardened. Remove bars from pan and cut into 10 bars. Store bars in the fridge. Enjoy!
Notes
If you're not allergic to nuts, feel free to also sub out the seeds for any kind of nut you desire. Same goes with the nut butter!
Instead of dried figs, try another dried fruits such as cranberries or blueberries.
You can skip the chocolate drizzle if you want, but who doesn't love a little dark chocolate? Seriously.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 223cal | Carbohydrates: 28.6g | Protein: 6.4g | Fat: 10.7g | Saturated Fat: 1.3g | Fiber: 5.1g | Sugar: 12.7g