Homemade Healthy Chewy Granola Bars | The Easiest Granola Bars Ever Recipe
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- Quick Cooking Oats – 2 cups
- Rice Krispies / Puffed Rice / Pori / Murmura – 1 cup
- Brown sugar – 1/4 cup
- Butter / Oil – 1/4 cup (I used coconut oil)
- Honey – 1/4 cup
- Vanilla essence – 1 tsp (optional) *See variations
- Chocolate chips – 1/4 cup (optional) *See variations
- 4. You can make these bars nuts free by adding sunflower seeds, toasted flax seeds, pumpkin seeds etc.,
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 80g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 302 | |
| Calories from Fat 36 | 12% |
| Total Fat 4.3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat 1.07g | 4% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium 47mg | 2% |
| Potassium 247mg | 7% |
| Total Carbs 58.64g | 16% |
| Dietary Fiber 5.6g | 19% |
| Sugars 20.89g | 14% |
| Protein 9.13g | 15% |
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