Store bought granola bars are one of those things that sound healthy until you flip the package over and read the ingredient list. Most of them have more sugar than a candy bar and a long list of additives that have no business being in something marketed as a wholesome snack. These high fiber granola bars are the homemade version that actually delivers on the nourishing promise. Rolled oats, toasted quinoa, sunflower seeds, peanut butter, honey, ground flax, and chia seeds pressed into a loaf pan and drizzled with chocolate. Real ingredients, real fiber, and a snack that keeps you genuinely satisfied between meals.
The toasting step is what makes these taste so much better than no bake granola bars. The oats, quinoa, and sunflower seeds go in the oven at 325 for eight to ten minutes before anything else happens and that short toast transforms them completely. The oats get nuttier, the quinoa gets a little crunch, and the sunflower seeds deepen in flavor in a way that makes the whole bar taste more complex and intentional. It is an easy step that takes almost no extra effort and the difference in the final bar is significant enough that it is absolutely worth doing every single time.
The fiber lineup in these bars is genuinely impressive and every ingredient is earning its spot. Oats bring beta-glucan fiber that supports heart health and sustained energy. Quinoa adds complete protein alongside its fiber content. Ground flax seed is packed with omega 3s and soluble fiber. Chia seeds add more omega 3s and expand slightly in the peanut butter mixture helping everything bind together beautifully. Together they create a bar that keeps you full and energized in a way that a processed store bought bar simply cannot match because the ingredients are actually doing something.
Make a batch on Sunday, press it firmly into the loaf pan, drizzle with chocolate, and let it firm up in the fridge or freezer before slicing into bars. They keep in an airtight container in the fridge for a week or the freezer for up to three months which means one batch covers you for a long time. These are the bars for road trips, school lunches, post workout snacking, busy morning grab and go situations, or any moment when you need something that is actually nourishing and actually tastes good. Once you make them yourself you will wonder why you ever bought the packaged version.
High Fiber Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- â…“ cup uncooked quinoa
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- â…“ cup honey
- 1 Tbs coconut oil
- splash of vanilla about 1 tsp
- pinch of salt about 1/4 tsp
- 2 Tbs ground flax seed
- 1 Tbs chia seeds
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- ½ Tbs coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 F. Line a 9×5 loaf pan with parchment paper.
- On a baking sheet, combine oats, quinoa, sunflower seeds and cinnamon. Bake for 8-10 min.
- While the oats are toasting, in a medium sauce pan, combine peanut butter, honey, coconut oil and salt and stir until creamy and smooth.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Transfer oat mixture into a bowl and add peanut butter mixture, flax seed and chia seeds and stir until everything is coated and combined.
- Transfer mixture to the loaf pan and press into the bottom pushing it into all the corners.
- Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in a small bowl until smooth and drizzle on top of the bars.
- Place loaf pan in the refrigerator or freezer to firm up.
- Pull the parchment to release the bars from the loaf pan and cut into bars.
- ENJOY!!
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