Description
No Bake Oatmeal Raisin Granola Bars (V+GF): Soft and chewy granola bars that taste just like an oatmeal raisin cookie. An easy Vegan and Gluten Free recipe made with whole ingredients.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups gluten free rolled oats
- ½ cup homemade gluten free oat flour*
- ½ cup unsweetened, shredded coconut
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 2 flax eggs (whisk together 2 tablespoons ground flax + 6 tablespoons warm water, let set for 15 mins)
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- ½ cup natural, unsalted almond butter or peanut butter
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Add-in Ingredients
- 3/4 cup raisins
- ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional, or other toppings)
Instructions
- Line a 9×9 baking pan with parchment paper or wax paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients: oats, flour, coconut, cinnamon and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients: flax eggs, coconut oil, nut butter, maple syrup and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.
- Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture. Use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to fold the ingredients together until well combined. Fold in raisins and walnuts.
- Pour into the prepared baking pan. Spread granola bar mixture into an even layer, pressing down until tightly packed and smooth.
- Place baking pan in freezer for 15-20 minutes, or in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Remove from the freezer/refrigerator. Grab the paper liner and lift the bars out of the baking pan. Set onto an even surface and slice into 18 bars. Enjoy!
Notes
– Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks. You may also freeze these for up to a month.
– Storing at room temperature: These bars will be slightly soft, but still firm at room temperature. If you’re bringing these as a snack, make sure to store them in a hard container, like a Tupperware.
– *To make homemade oat flour: place rolled oats into a blender. Blend until you get a just slightly grainy flour. Remember: 1 cup of rolled oats does not equal 1 cup of oat flour. You’ll need to blend more rolled oats to create less flour- the oats decrease in volume as you turn it into a flour. It’s easiest to blend up a big batch of oat flour, and just scoop out what’s needed for any recipe.
– Adapted from my Good Morning Breakfast Cookies.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Category: snacks, vegan, gluten free, no bake