Trail Mix Granola Bars
Healthy homemade granola bars that are gluten-free and paleo friendly! Have fun switching up the nuts and seeds for different variations.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups nuts (almonds, cashews, pecans, walnuts, etc)
- 1/2 cup dried coconut
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup pepitas
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit and line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- 2
Add all of the nuts, seeds, dried fruit and salt to a mixing bowl and give it a stir.
- 3
In a separate small bowl, stir together the vanilla extract and maple syrup. Pour this on top of the nuts and stir everything together, until it's well coated.
- 4
Pour the mixture into the baking pan and use the back of a large spoon or spatula to flatten it into one layer.
- 5
Bake for 30-35 minutes, then cool for one hour in the pan.
- 6
Once the granola bars are fully cooled, slice them into bars. I slice then entire portion in half, then divide each half into six bars, for 12 total granola bars.