18 May, 2021
Granola Bars Recipe | Easy and No Bake Granola Bars
Vegan and Gluten Free Granola Bars Recipe
Granola Bars Recipe. This recipe is Vegan, Gluten Free and Highly Nutritious option to satisfy the cravings and hunger strikes.
A good source of Unsaturated fats, Polyunsaturated fats, Monounsaturated fats, Fibre, Protein and super delicious snack.
No Bake Granola Bars Recipe with no added refined sugar and requires just 6-7 healthy and natural ingredients to make this. I used healthy and fresh dates as a natural sweetener in this granola bars recipe. You can use honey also but this is totally an option to use.
You can make a batch of these and preserve it for a long time. This is very easy, quick and simple to make.
INGREDIENTS:
| ½ cup PUMPKIN SEEDS |
| ½ cup SUNFLOWER SEEDS |
| ¼ cup FLAXSEEDS |
| 1 cup ALMONDS |
| ½ cup CASHEWS |
| ¼ cup RAISINS |
| 250 grams deseeded DATES |
| ½ cup HONEY (optional) |
INSTRUCTIONS:
- In a pan, roast all the seeds for 1-2 minutes and dry fruits separately for 3-4 minutes over low heat flame till light golden brown colour appears. Don’t overheat the ingredients or it will taste bitter.
- Turn off the flame and let it cool down for 10 minutes at room temperature.
- Transfer the roasted ingredients in a mixer jar to grind.
- Blend deseeded Dates until they become mushy and then add all the ingredients to the mushy dates and blend again or until everything incorporated well. Spread it on a tray and press the mixture firmly with finger tips or with the help of spatula. Press hard for one minute.
- Refrigerate it for at least 2 hours. Cut it into beautiful rectangular shaped pieces and enjoy. Store these bars in an air tight container for a week.
NOTES:
- Roast seeds and dry fruits separately one after the other. Because seeds take lesser time to roast than dry fruits. If you heat all these together, there can be a chance of burning of seeds.
NUTRITIONAL VALUE:
We all keep on consuming Saturated fats and ignore unsaturated fats in our diet. Unsaturated fats reduce the risk of heart disease and lower cholesterol levels. So these fats should be an important part of our daily diet and this Granola Bars recipe is a scrumptious option to fix this issue. Follow this granola bars recipe and enjoy munching on this healthy snack when cravings strike.
- PUMPKIN SEED is a good source of antioxidants, fatty acids, magnesium. This lowers the cholesterol levels and controls high blood pressure.
- SUNFLOWER SEED contains Vitamin E, magnesium, and protein. This helps in lowering blood sugar and high blood pressure.
- FLAX SEED is loaded with fibre and Omega-3 fatty acids. This has many health benefits as improve digestion, lower the risk of cancer, cure diabetes.
- Almonds; every person knows its benefits. It is said that we should eat 1 ounce of almonds everyday either soaked or crushed.
- Dates strengthen the bones and promote brain health.
Description With Pics:
- Take all the ingredients as mentioned above.
2. In a pan, roast all the seeds for 1-2 minutes and dry fruits for 3-4 minutes over low heat flame till light golden brown colour appears. Don’t overheat the ingredients or it will taste bitter.
3. Turn off the flame and let it cool down for 10 minutes at room temperature.
4. Transfer the roasted ingredients in a mixer jar to grind.
5. Blend deseeded Dates until they become mushy and then add all the ingredients to the mushy dates and blend again or until everything incorporated well. Spread it on a tray and press the mixture firmly with finger tips or with the help of spatula. Press hard for one minute.
6. Refrigerate it for at least 2 hours. Cut it into beautiful rectangular shaped pieces and enjoy. Store these bars in an air tight container for a week.