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Sweet and chewy blueberry almond granola bars. Packed with wholesome ingredients, these bars are great for breakfast or a snack. No baking required.
This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond almonds.
Long time ago, when I found out, that I can make my own granola bars at home I was impressed!
I’ve always been a huge granola bar fan, but we all know – most store bought bars don’t taste so good. Dry, packed with sugar and most of the time pretty hard  (I don’t want to break a tooth!), I have not bought any in a while.
These bars could be made in 1 hour and also hold their shape very well.
I like these for breakfast (sweet breakfast!) or post workout snack.
I’m starting to get a little lazy with breakfast lately. I’ll make something like crepes or omelette on the weekends, but during the week – I’ll something that does not require cooking like granola or granola bars. I’m so glad I made these! Their fresh sweet blueberry flavor is perfect for the season.
I recently had the opportunity to try Blue Diamond’s Oven Roasted Blueberry Almonds (no artificial colors or flavors) and their Salted Caramel Almonds. To be honest, I rarely (almost never) get sweet almonds.
I’ve always preferred  their savory flavored almonds. But I’m in love with these sweet ones. I’ve found my new favorite snacks!
The Oven Roasted Blueberry almonds have the most amazing blueberry coating, bursting with fruit flavor. They are also rich in antioxidant Vitamin E.
The salted caramel almonds are coated with sweet and salty flavor are perfect for snacking or trail mixes.
For the chewy blueberry almond bars, Inspired by these amazing Blue Diamond almond flavors, I decided to combine them and see what happens.
These bars are soft, chewy, packed with dried blueberries, a hint of caramel and also Blueberry and salted caramel almonds. If you decide to make the bars, you can use just one of the flavored almonds -either salted caramel or blueberry, but I went a little over excited how much I loved them and used both.
Have a great weekend!
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Chewy Blueberry Almond Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup puffed cereal, (puffed quinoa or puffed millet is ideal)
- 1/2 cup dried blueberries
- 1/2 cup unsalted almond butter
- 1/4 cup honey, (you can use up to 1/3 but the bars will be sweet)
- 1 tbsp caramel sauce, (optional)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, (divided)
- 1/4 cup Blue Diamond oven roasted blueberry almonds
- 1/4 cup Blue Diamond salted caramel almonds
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp flax meal
Instructions
- Over medium-low heat, melt 2 tsp coconut oil in a medium skillet and toast oats for 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Roughly chop almonds.
- In a large bowl, combine oats, puffed cereal, almonds, blueberries, vanilla, salt,flax meal, coconut oil, almond butter, honey and caramel sauce. Mix to combine.
- Cover 8x8 inch baking dish parchment paper or plastic wrap. Spray with cooking spray.
- Transfer mixture to the dish and press it to pack it tightly. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Cut into 8 bars. Keep refrigerated for up to 10 days.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Mira, these bars with almonds, is totally cool idea! Perfectly portable snack and plus homemade is the best! thanks for sharing! Beautiful pictures, as always! pinning!
These look amazing. I’ve been wanting to make homemade granola bars. I like that they are no bake too as it’s so hot right now. I can’t wait to try your recipe. Thanks for sharing it at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & shared. Hope to see you again soon.
That makes two of us going crazy for breakfast! 🙂 Love these chewy granola bars so caramelized good! The exact amount of crunch and sweetness. Simply perfect! Pinned!
Homemade granola bars are the best!! And those blueberry almonds…that color…I think I might be in love.
Chewy homemade granola bars are my favorite! Love the blueberry and salted caramel almonds in here! These are perfect for on the go and back to school 🙂
These look absolutely delicious, Mira!! 🙂 I love homemade granola bars!
These are some gorgeous looking granola bars! YUM! Can’t believe they’re so easy to make. I must try it because it’s non-bake! Pinning and sharing 🙂
These granola bars sound amazing Mira! Love that you added blueberry almonds to this!!
Thanks for the recipe Mira! These look great.
Thanks Derek!
I love these, Mira! They kind of remind me of the Blueberry Cashew KIND bars – my favorite variety, and I can only find them in the midwest so now in California I buy them on Amazon. Hoping to adapt your recipe to be closer to those. Dried blueberries are the best! Pinning!
Thanks Meggan! I love the blueberry cashew KIND bars, but it has been a while since last time I got a box of these. I’ll also try the recipe with cashews, love the idea 🙂