Healthy Carrot Cake Granola Bars
I’m always looking for healthy snack ideas for my kids and for different ways I can sneak in veggies that they won’t oppose. I found this recipe from Pinterest and absolutely love it! It’s from the girls at Super Healthy Kids and they have some great recipes for picky eaters. The recipe and all the photos are theirs and not mine but it was too good not to share!!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon – flaxseed ground
- 2 1/2 tablespoon – water
- 1 3/4 cup – oats dry
- 1/2 cup – pecans chopped
- 2/3 cup – raisins seedless
- 1 medium – carrot
- 1/3 cup – coconut flakes
- 2 teaspoon – cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon – salt
- 1/2 cup – honey
- 1/4 cup – almond butter
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and line a 3 quart baking dish with parchment paper.
- Combine ground flaxseed and water in a small bowl to make a flaxseed “egg.” Allow to sit for 10 minutes to congeal.
- Pulse oats and nuts in a food processor until semi-finely chopped but not powdery. (This helps them to bind into a bar better than when they are left whole or chunky).
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine pulsed oats and nuts, raisins, grated carrot, coconut, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- In a microwave safe bowl, heat honey and almond butter for 20 seconds, or until easy to stir together.
- Add the honey/almond butter mixture and flaxseed egg to the medium bowl with oat mixture. Stir until fully mixed.
- Pour mixture into lined baking dish and spread out until it is even and about 1/2 inch thick (mixture likely will not cover the entire length of the baking dish).
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until edges slightly brown.
- Remove from the over and allow to cool for 10 minutes before cutting bars. Let cool completely before removing and eating bars.