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Almond Chia Hemp Flax Bars are no bake superfood granola bars made with oats, dates, almonds, chia, hemp, flax, a touch of chocolate and no added sugar. A naturally sweet and salty snack bar no one can resist!
Monday! Why do you always come so soon? I want a weekend redux. This weekend was particularly nice in Arizona with its unusual cloud cover and rainy weather.
Yesterday I went for a 5 mile walk and it poured on me. I didn’t care though. I was just thankful I had a day I could walk pain free since the accident last year.
So yes, I want a weekend redux so I can have another one of those good days. And just like some days need a redux, some recipes deserve a redux too like these Almond Chia Hemp Flax Bars!
These bars are absolutely delicious, and it would be a shame to not show them off to the world again with pictures that look appetizing.
They’re no bake which means after blending in a food processor or blender for a few minutes you’ve got finger-licking good granola bars.
What’s even better? They’re loaded with nutrient rich ingredients. Flax meal (fiber), chia and hemp seeds (omega3 superfoods + protein), almonds (protein + healthy fat) and oats (complex carbohydrates).
You’ve never tasted the best homemade granola bar until you’ve had these Almond Chia Hemp Flax Bars. They’re sweet, salty and naturally sweetened with coconut and dates, and taste better than any granola bar you’ll ever buy.
Nutrition + No Bake + Irresistible Taste. What more could you ask for?
Ingredients
- 1 cup Gluten Free rolled oats, or regular rolled oats
- 1 cup almonds, raw
- 15-18 dates
- 2 tablespoons flax meal, not flax seed
- 1 tablespoon hemp seeds
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut flakes, unsweetened
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips, or dairy free chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a food processor layer dates, almond and oats. Pulse the blender several times until finely chopped.
- To the mixture, add coconut oil, salt, almond extract, flax meal, hemp, chia and coconut flakes. Blend on high until a sticky mixture forms. If a sticky mixture doesn’t form, add more dates, one at a time, until it does.
- Remove the mixture from the blender and transfer to a small mixing bowl. Add chocolate chips to the bowl and stir until dispersed throughout the batter.
- Prepare an 8-inch x 8-inch square baking dish by criss-crossing parchment paper allowing it to hang over the edges of the baking dish for easy removal.
- Transfer the mixture to the baking dish, pressing it firmly into the pan to flatten and even it out.
- Refrigerate the bars overnight. In the morning, remove the bars from the baking dish by lifting the sides of the parchment paper up. Cut into 16 bars with a pizza cutter or large sharp knife.
- Store bars in the refrigerator up to a week or in the freezer up to one month.
Notes
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nut allergy here, so is there something you would recommend as a replacement for the almonds or could they be omitted altogether? Thanks.
Sunflower butter might work as an alternative. I have not tried it myself.
Absolutely delicious! Used the Vitamix, 1 cup of dates, substituted roasted peanuts and vanilla extract (2 tsp).
These look so delicious. I’ve been making date based bars for years but have never considering adding oats and I’ve also never tried hemp hearts and am seeing them in a lot of great recipes lately. Can wait to try this. I pinned it AND printed it!
Oh hemp seeds are amazing and so good for you too! Hope you love the bars Mona. 🙂
I love home made granola bars! Yum!
I also love walking in the rain too. There’s something quite soothing about it, don’t you think? 🙂
Yes! It’s seriously one of my favorite things to do. We also don’t get rain in Arizona that much so it’s definitely a blessing.
Yum! And a bonus of easy to make.
I’m all about easy!
I could wait to check these out after seeing the on IG. I really want to start keeping bars like this on hand for quick snacks. Trying to get away from the packaged variety!
Yes! It’s hard not to buy them for convenience but once you make it a habit it’s easy.