Hi hi hi! I’m Christina over at Run Lift Eat Repeat and I’m SO excited to be joining the family over here at My Cooking Spot! One of my goals for 2017 was to commit to always having healthy snacks on hand (at home, in my purse, etc.) for those times you need something to hold you over or you’re just hungry.
Enter the BEST granola bars.*
I typically make a huge batch of these on the weekend so I’m set for the week. Sometimes I even double the batch and freeze half. And the best part: there’s no baking involved!
These chewy almond granola bars are super easy to make. You only need 7 ingredients: dates, almonds, almond butter, oats, honey, craisins, and chia seeds. You’ll add most of the ingredients into a food processor or blender and fold in the rest, place in a baking dish and let it set in the refrigerator.
There’s so much room for customization too! Don’t like almond butter? Use another nut butter! Not a fan of almonds? Try a different nut! Like another dried fruit more? Add those in! Or use a combination!
*The secret to these: dates. Have you had them before? Typically they are found in the produce section of the grocery store. Their brown wrinkly exterior doesn’t do them justice. But they are a miracle ingredient when it comes to homemade granola bars.
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