Perfect No-Bake Granola Bars

Prep time: 25 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

A perfect snack to keep in your fridge and grab when needed, these no-bake granola bars a tasty combination of oats, puffed rice, seeds, protein powder, and nut butters.

Ingredients

1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup flax seeds
1/2 cup roasted almonds
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
2 cups puffed rice
1/2 cup dry milk powder
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup protein powder
1/3 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup almond butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup coconut milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup oat bran

Directions

1 Cover a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2 Pulse oats in a food processor just until slightly ground. Transfer to a large bowl. Repeat with flax seeds, then almonds, and finally pumpkin seeds, pulsing just one ingredient at a time.
3 Add puffed rice, milk powder, cranberries, protein powder, sesame seeds, chia seeds, and shredded coconut to the bowl; mix to combine.
4 Mix almond butter, peanut butter, honey, coconut milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla together in a quart-sized bowl until well combined. Pour wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir until well blended. Spread thinly onto the prepared cookie sheet.
5 Place in the freezer until solid, about 1 hour.
6 Remove from the freezer, dust with oat bran, and cut into 24 bars. Store in a zip-top bag in the refrigerator.