No Bake Grape Nut Granola Bars

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Kick start your morning with No Bake Grape Nut Granola Bars! Chock full of whole grains, these homemade granola bars are a tasty, quick, lower sugar breakfast. Post Cereals Grape Nuts Original mix with Post Cereals Great Grains Cranberry Almond Crunch, rolled oats, pecans and dried cranberries to make the texture-filled base, which is sweetened with honey and brown sugar. Who wouldn't love a No Bake Grape Nut Granola Bar for breakfast?

Prep Time 15

Chill Time 2

Total Time 2 15

Servings granola bars

Calories 123kcal

Ingredients

4 tablespoons coconut oil
6 tablespoons honey
4 tablespoons light brown sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups Post Cereals Grape Nuts Original
1 cup Post Cereals Great Grains Cranberry Almost Crunch
¾ cup rolled oats
½ cup pecans chopped
½ cup dried cranberries the lower sugar variety is perfect here

Instructions

Line a 9”x13” jelly roll pan with plastic wrap. Spray with nonstick cooking spray, then set aside.
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the coconut oil, honey and brown sugar. Heat over medium-high heat, stirring until the coconut oil melts and the brown sugar melds into the liquid.
Remove the saucepan from the heat, and add the vanilla extract and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the Grape Nuts, Great Grains, rolled oats, pecans and dried cranberries. Stir until the ingredients are well-mixed.
Pour the warm liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients, then stir until everything is coated.
Pour the granola into the prepared pan, and spread out evenly using a plastic spatula. Press down onto the bars with the spatula so the mixture is firmly packed. If it is not, the bars will be crumbly.
Transfer the pan to the refrigerator, then chill for 1-2 hours.
When chilled, remove from the refrigerator. Cut into 1½” x 4½” bars, and enjoy!

Notes

Recipe adapted from Feast + West’s Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Granola Bars.

Store the granola bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. Be sure to separate the layers with parchment paper so they don’t stick together.

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