Description
Chewy Carrot Cake Granola Bars with crunchy pecans, toasted oats, coconut and cranberries. 8 ingredients, naturally sweetened and so delicious!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 bananas
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 2 cups rolled oats (gluten free if needed)
- 3/4 cup cranberries
- 1 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup carrots, finely chopped (or food processed)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350.
- Lightly oil a 9x13 inch pan and line with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, use a fork to mash bananas into a puree. Add vanilla and almond butter. Stir to combine. Add oats, cranberries, pecans, coconut, almonds, cinnamon, sea salt and carrot. Mix well.
- Dump mixture into prepared baking dish. Use a rubber spatula to spread evenly. Press firmly to ensure that the bars don't crumble.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Do not overcook or bars will be dry.
- Remove baking dish from oven, allow to cool and slice into 16 bars. Store bars in the refrigerator, individually wrapped in plastic wrap.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories: 139
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 63.6g
- Fat: 8.9g
- Carbohydrates: 13.5g
- Protein: 3.4g