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.
Elizabeth Dissin says
Any chance of getting Nutritional Info?
Or even just saturated fat, sugars, protein, carbs, & fiber.
Elana says
Elizabeth, for more on that please go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/nutrition-information/
Have a wonderful day!
Elana
Ari says
I entered it in the lose it app. If you cut into 12 pieces it’s about 250 each
Elana says
Thanks Ari!
Tressa says
Elana,
I have made this recipe several times and every time, it is just awesome!
My daughter is going on a Lacrosse road trip this weekend and won’t have access to the healthiest foods – I made this to give her the energy she needs to start her day. Thank you for all that you do!
Elana says
Tressa, thanks for letting me know this recipe is awesome! So glad to be part of your daughter’s trip with it :-)
Suky Bee says
I’m a ‘low-carber’ with a sweet tooth. Have made a few of your recipes including the brownies & banana muffins..love that they are simple to make with only a few ingredients. Thanks Elana. Keep up the good work :-)
Elana says
Suky, thanks for your comment and for letting me know you are enjoying my recipes!
Judy says
I have recently gone plant based eating and love this recipe. My son is Celiac snd he loves these breakfast bars as well. I use Maple syrup instead of Agave and they are just as delicious. My husband and other son love these bars too even though they are not following my plant based diet. I eat them whenever I need snack
Elana says
Judy, thanks for letting me know that your family loves these bars! We do too :-)
Sonja says
I’m just wondering what the difference is between almond flour and almond meal? I’ve always assumed they were the same thing when making recipes and never had anything go wrong…
Elana says
Sonja, here you go!
https://elanaspantry.com/ingredients/almond-flour/
Enjoy!
Elana
libby anderson says
I love the sound of many of your recipes but live in France and so sometimes it’s difficult to locate some of the ingredients and almond flour would be one of them. The almond meal/flour I buy seems to have the appearance of your photo, it contains no skins and I used it whenever a recipe calls for almond flour. I was interested to see you keep unused flour in freezer. Will certainly do this in future. A good tip. I’m going to try the bars and see if they are successful. Watch this space!
Elana says
Libby, thanks for your comment! I hope you’ll keep me posted :-)
Deb says
Hi there, these sound delicious, will it work to replace the agave with honey?
Elana says
Deb, here’s a link to my Paleo Breakfast Bar recipe for you which uses honey:
https://elanaspantry.com/paleo-breakfast-bars/
Enjoy!
Elana
Mathil Lakhia says
I am so glad I discovered this recipe. After 3 tries I have been finally able to get the right consistency. This is my 5 th batch in 2 months. My wife absolutely loves this.
I wish I could post a picture.
Elana says
Mathil, thanks for your comment! I’m so happy to hear you and your wife are enjoying this recipe :-)
Nancy says
This is the first gluten free recipe I made. Ever since my husband and I went gluten free 3 years ago because of my celiac (DH) and his gluten sensitivity, I have made many, many batches of these bars. We each have one with our coffee every morning. I make a triple batch as muffins (24 muffins) instead of bars. We never get tired of them!
Thank you for such an awesome recipe, Elana!
Elana says
Nancy, you’re welcome! I’m so happy to hear this was awesome :-)
Mary says
I really like this recipe but when I made it, the finished product didn’t stay together in bars. It crumbles completely apart. If possible, please tell me what I need to do differently for next time. Thank you!
Elana says
Mary, thanks for your comment! In order for these bars to hold together it is important to use one of the brands of almond flour that I recommend here:
https://elanaspantry.com/ingredients/almond-flour/
Also, if you follow the recipe and do not reduce the amount of sweetener and oil they will hold together very well :-)
Enjoy!
Elana
Lynda says
The brands you have recommended in your blog are not available in my area. Wondering if you have tried or heard if the Kirkland brand is okay?
Elana says
Lynda, thanks for your comment. If you click the highlighted links you can get them online. That’s what I do :-)
Linda says
What other oil can I substitute for the grapeseed oil?
Elana says
Linda, I haven’t tried that so not sure, if you do experiment please let us know how it goes :-)
Kim says
I have used coconut oil.. it works amazing!!!!
And I use real maple syrup in stead of agave ?
I make these very 2 weeks .. they go fast
Elana says
Thanks Kim! I’m so happy to here that you are enjoying these bars :-)