Toasted Coconut Granola Bars

Healthy Lunch - Lunch

I finally found the ultimate granola bar! After lots of tweaking and experimenting, I feel this is the best version yet. Everyone in my family, from ages 2 to 78, loves them!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr30 mins

Servings: 32

Yield: 32 bars

Toasted Coconut Granola Bars

Ingredients

3 cups old-fashioned oats

1 cup shredded coconut

1 cup almonds

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup raisins

or more to taste

½ cup brown sugar

⅓ cup wheat germ

1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

¾ teaspoon salt

2 eggs

beaten

¾ cup canola oil

½ cup honey

4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Best Bean Salad

Lunch

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Spread oats coconut and almonds onto a baking sheet; toast in preheated oven until lightly browned about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Mix toasted oats mixture with flour raisins brown sugar wheat germ cinnamon and salt together in a large bowl; add eggs canola oil honey and vanilla extract and mix into a sticky mixture.

Step 4

Generously grease a baking sheet. Spread the mixture into the baking sheet in an even layer reaching completely to the edges.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven until golden about 30 minutes; carefully cut into bars immediately upon removal from oven.

Step 6

Let bars cool completely until hard before removing from sheet at least 30 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Toasted Coconut Granola Bars

Servings Per Recipe:32

Calories: 179.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 3.4g 7%

Carbohydrates: 22.6g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 2.4g 10%

Sugars: 12g

Fat: 9.2g 14%

Saturated Fat: 1.4g 7%

Cholesterol: 11.6mg 4%

Vitamin A Iu: 16.3IU

Niacin Equivalents: 1.4mg 10%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 4%

Vitamin C: 0.1mg

Folate: 10.7mcg 3%

Calcium: 25.5mg 3%

Iron: 1mg 5%

Magnesium: 34.5mg 12%

Potassium: 145.4mg 4%

Sodium: 68.1mg 3%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 12%

Calories From Fat: 82.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.