Gluten-Free and Vegan No-Bake Apricot Almond Granola Bars
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Chewy, soft, and deliciously sweet, these Gluten-Free and Vegan No-Bake Apricot Almond Granola Bars are a quick, easy, and satisfying snack or treat! You can even take them on the go for workouts or lunches. These granola bars are gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, clean-eating, and totally suitable for anytime of the day!
Author: Sabrina's Sinless Secrets
Recipe type: Sinless Snack
Serves: about 24 squares
Ingredients
Dry:
- 2 cups gluten-free rolled oats (about 180g)
- ¾ cup brown rice crisps cereal (20g)
- ¼ cup gluten-free oat flour, packed (30g)
- 2 tablespoons flax meal (13g)
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds (optional)
- ⅛ – ¼ teaspoon sea salt, to taste
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon ginger or cinnamon, preferably Ceylon cinnamon
Wet:
- ½ cup sunflower seed butter, unsweetened and unsalted (120g) (can sub another nut/seed butter of choice)
- ½ cup smooth or crunchy almond butter, natural and unsalted (128g) (can sub another nut/seed butter of choice) (Trader Joe's is my favorite and it's way cheaper in stores)
- ½ cup pure maple syrup (can sub raw honey, but they won’t be vegan)
- 1 ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Add-ins:
- ½ cup finely chopped organic, dried Turkish apricots (about 12-14 apricots)
- ¼ cup finely chopped almonds (30g)
Instructions
- Line a 9”x13” dish with parchment paper or foil and set aside.
- Thereafter, in a medium saucepan over low-medium heat, add the almond butter, sunflower seed butter, and maple syrup. Once the butters have softened, whisk everything together so it’s smooth and creamy. Then, remove from the heat.
- Next, add in the vanilla extract, salt, ginger/cinnamon, chia seeds, and flax meal and whisk together.
- Then, add in the oat flour, brown rice crispy cereal, and gluten-free oats and stir with a spatula or wooden spoon to combine.
- Lastly, add in the chopped apricots and almonds and stir with a spatula or wooden spoon once more.
- Transfer the granola mixture to the lined 9”x13” dish and press down hard with the back of a measuring cup until it’s even.
- Set the pan in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to firm before cutting into squares. Enjoy! :)
Notes
You can enjoy these for 1-2 weeks in an airtight container/plastic bag in the fridge. :)
Recipe by Sabrina's Sinless Secrets at https://sabrinassinlesssecrets.com/brunch-breakfast-recipes/gluten-free-and-vegan-no-bake-apricot-almond-granola-bars/