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 Cook Time

5 mins 35 mins

Course: Appetizer, Snack Cuisine: American

4.91 from 77 votes

Keyword: granola bar recipe, granola bars, healthy granola bars, homemade granola bars
Servings: 12 servings Author: Lisa Bryan

Ingredients
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.

Notes
If your bars break apart and you loose some nuts when slicing, you can always roughly chop
the nuts first. Some smaller pieces of nuts will fill in the gaps and hold the bars together
better.
If your bars are still sticky an hour after cooling, you may need to bake them a few minutes
longer next time to better caramelize the maple syrup.

Nutrition
Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 52mg |
Potassium: 204mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg