These hearty breakfast bars remind me of a granola bar or an omega-3 packed power bar. They’re filling and tasty.
After I made a batch of these and was waiting for them to cool before cutting and stylizing them for a “photo shoot,” my younger son proudly taunted me that he had picked out all of the raisins from the top of the bars.
Needless to say, I was quite miffed. Especially since I have a couple of half gallon jars full of raisins at the boys disposal which they freely dip into when they have a “sugar” fix.
Well, I found a corner of the bars that still had the raisins mostly in tact for the photo above.
Breakfast Bars
Ingredients
- 1¼ cup blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup grapeseed oil
- ¼ cup agave nectar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup sunflower seeds
- ¼ cup blanched slivered almonds
- ¼ cup raisins
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine almond flour, salt and baking soda
- In a large bowl, combine grapeseed oil, agave and vanilla
- Stir dry ingredients into wet
- Mix in coconut, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, almond slivers and raisins
- Grease an 8 x 8 inch baking dish with grapeseed oil
- Press the dough into the baking dish, wetting your hands with water to help pat the dough down evenly
- Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes
- Cool bars in pan for 2 hours, then serve
None of the nuts and seeds in this low-maintenance bar are toasted. I wanted to make something quick and easy, that could be whipped up in just a couple of minutes before popping into the oven.
In other news, NPR just ran an interesting story on celiac disease that I think is worth checking out.
Robin says
I added 2 Tbsp raw cacao powder and 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips. Yum! (Although it’s hard to think of them as breakfast bars anymore :-)
Bailee says
I just made these for breakfast and they were so goooood! My kids loved them, and said they taste like cookie dough :) I love that I am feeding my kids so healthy now that I found your awesome website. Thank you so much!
kathy says
I have made these several times. These are the best bars EVER!!! They do come out a bit crumbly, but I don’t care – they are SO good!!!
Lindsay says
Ok I agree with everything here except makes 12-16 servings?! I think I’ll be lucky if I can stretch this to 8!
Elaine says
Hi there – I just found your website and have made these bars and some bread already this morning. The bars are delicious! But they are crumbly and falling apart. Am I not pressing them in the pan well enough? Should I add an egg? Any suggestions would be helpful!
Thanks for all you are doing!
Betty says
These are sooooo good. I love them. Thanks
Jenny says
I tried these with my daughter today – she loved tasting all the ingredients (just started using your blog and introducing some new ingredients into our diet so many of these things were new for her). .. they taste delicious but are soft and fall apart, not quite “bars” .. what did I do wrong or should I change next time?
Stephanie says
what is the nutritional information for this recipe (calories)?
Rhoda says
My sister made these bars and they were so yummy that I’ve decided they need to become part of my diet. Immediately. Great recipe – thanks for posting. xx
Ellen says
I noticed that these do not have any eggs. I’m thinking that eggs would make the outcome lighter but they seem like the they NEED eggs to be a breakfast choice…..just thinking conventionally… ;-)