Baked Granola Bar Recipe - Easy Homemade 4 Ingredient Bars & Video (2024)

Baked Granola Bar Recipe – How to make easy homemade 4 ingredient DIY simple granola oat bars – school friendly with no nuts & gluten free – with the video.

Baked Granola Bar Recipe

This Baked Granola Bar Recipe has only 4 ingredients and are quick and simple to whip up.

I’ll regularly make these to enjoy as a snack, for road trips, dessert or even a quick breakfast that’s always a family favorite.

Easy Recipe Ingredients

Here are the 4 ingredients you’ll need:

Oats – You can used rolled oats, porridge oats, quick oats or old-fashioned oats in these bars, just depends on what you find at your local grocery store, what you’ve got in your kitchen and the texture you’d like your bars to be.

Be sure to use gluten free oats if you’d like to make gluten free granola bars.

Butter – unsalted butter is used in this recipe to make them lovely and rich and bind the ingredients together. You can swap some of the butter for peanut butter or almond butter for nutty bars full of healthy fats.

To make dairy free healthy granola bars, swap the butter for coconut oil or a dairy free butter alternative.

Golden Syrup – to give a sweet flavor and golden hue, you can feel free to use your choice of natural sweeteners from honey, maple syrup, date paste, date syrup or brown rice syrup instead.

Brown/Coconut Sugar – I’ve gone for coconut sugar in this instance but you could use brown, raw or any other granulated sugar that you like instead.

And yes, there are two kinds of sugars in these bars. The syrup and coconut sugar complement each other perfectly and work to create a bar that packs plenty of energy in every bite, without being overly sweet.

More Ingredient Ideas

Here are ideas for more wholesome ingredients that you can mix in to make the healthiest granola bar recipe that your family will enjoy:

Chocolate – you can also add in chocolate chips or melt dark chocolate to drizzle over the top of the bars, if you’d like chocolatey granola bars.

Seeds – for delicious bars full of seeds, you can stir sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, hemp seeds or chia seeds through the dry ingredients or over the tops of the bars.

Nuts – mix through your favorite nuts, such as a handful of chopped almonds, cashews, brazil nuts or macadamia nuts. (An important thing to note is to be aware of nut allergies if including nuts in the bars.)

Fruit – for easy granola bars that are enriched with fruit, mix through chopped dried fruit such as raisins or sultanas.

Coconut – mix through unsweetened coconut, coconut flakes or shredded coconut for coconut infused bars.

Vanilla Extract or Salt – to enhance the flavor of my favorite granola bar recipe, I’ll sometimes add in a pinch of salt or a half a teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Baked Granola Bar Recipe

• 125g/4.4 ounces Unsalted Butter
• 1/3 Cup Coconut Sugar or Brown Sugar
• 3 Tablespoons Golden Syrup
• 2 Cups Rolled Oats

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F and line a square baking pan with well greased baking parchment paper.
2. Place the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat.
3. Heat until the butter has completely melted and the mixture is smooth and creamy.
4. Place the oats into a large bowl and pour over the creamy butter and golden syrup/sugar mixture.
5. Stir well until fully incorporated and them move the oat mixture to the prepared pan.
6. Press the granola mixture down well with a spoon to flatten, then place into the preheated oven and bake granola bars for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and cooked to your liking.
7. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, then cut into bars, allow to cool completely to harden and then enjoy.
8. Store in an airtight container at room temperature and enjoy within a few days.

Homemade Granola Bars Recipe Video

Here’s the video where you can watch the homemade granola bar recipe being prepared, step by step. Hit play below orclick here to watch on YouTube.

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Disclaimer – this post is meant for informational post only and should not be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your health professional before making any dietary changes.

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