A recipe that I experimented with and refined. It has a distinct honey flavor, and the spices are given room to stand out. For that delicate flavor, I occasionally add additional chocolate powder. I hope you enjoy it; this is one of the first recipes I was able to nicely alter.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 granola bars |
Ingredients
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- ½ cup raisins (Optional)
- ¼ cup wheat germ
- ¼ cup whole-wheat flour
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (Optional)
- 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup applesauce
- ⅓ cup honey
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Mix oats, raisins, wheat germ, whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle.
- Whisk applesauce, honey, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until combined; pour into well of dry ingredients. Stir with two spoons until fully incorporated. Pour and press batter into prepared baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 20 minutes. Remove from pan and cool for about 10 minutes before slicing into 12 pieces.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 121 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 26 g |
| Cholesterol | 16 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Sodium | 106 mg |
| Sugars | 14 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
it was tasty and a life saver during my weight loss journey. a sweet healthy treat. it turned our perfect and I followed the recipe exactly.
Easy to make but the taste is not good. They are rubbery and do not taste good at all.
I made these using my mom’s homemade canned applesauce. Nice fiber blast, I would make these again, but add more raisins. Also, I don’t care for wheat flour, so I just used all purpose.
3 out of 4 in my family really weren’t fans. They were a bit soft/chewy. That I could deal with but the flavor combination just didn’t work well for us. They were fun to make but they were just not 5 star for my family. Sorry!
A bit too rubbery in texture, as another reviewer mentioned. The taste wasn’t quite as strong as promised. I’d like to try them again and add some more grains…maybe some flax seeds and sunflower seeds…and increase the amount of spices.
This makes a soft and moist granola bar.
I made these sugar free – edamame instead of raisins, splenda instead of brown sugar, sugar-free maple syrup instead of honey, sugar-free applesauce. Other than that, I made as written and it turned out fine.
I used only whole wheat flour, and changed the applesauce to pumpkin puree. Wonderful taste!
Followed the recipe exactly without using the cocoa. I found them to be outstanding in flavor however rubbery in texture. I would rate them a 3 1/2 if I could.
I followed the recipe exact, only using dried cranberries instead of raisins and I omitted the cocoa powder. I don’t keep parchment paper on hand, I just sprayed my pan with a little non-stick cooking spray. Before pressing them into a baking pan, I did coat my hands with non-stick cooking spray just to make it a little easier. The baking time was spot on for me. These turned out exactly as I hoped they would. I did not try them myself but the kids thought they were “yummy”.