These honey nut sunflower granola bars are healthy, vegan and gluten free! Enjoy them for breakfast or as a guilt-free snack.
2013 is off to quite an amazing start. A lot of very exciting things are happening at Savory Simple headquarters. I can’t go into many details right now but you’ll probably be hearing less from me for the month of January (and possibly part of February). I will try to check in regularly, hopefully at least once per week.
I can say that I’m working on a very fun recipe project and I am so excited to share it with all of you soon! For now, here’s a tasty honey nut sunflower granola bar recipe that’s both vegan and gluten free. I recently discovered sunflower butter and am loving it in baked goods. The consistency is similar to nut butters but with a more unique flavor. These bars are not as soft and chewy as other granola bars I’ve shared; they’re more dense and firm. A bit crunchy without being dry. Enjoy!
Honey Nut Sunflower Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/3 cup oat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
- 1/4 cup toasted sunflower seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup sunflower butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Line a 9×9 brownie pan with parchment paper (allow two sides to hang over the edges for easy removal) and lightly grease with either cooking spray or coconut oil.
- In a large bowl, combine the oats, oat flour, slivered almonds and sunflower seeds.
- In a smaller bowl, combine the vanilla, coconut oil and honey.
- Combine the wet ingredients into the dry along with the sunflower butter. Stir well to make sure the mixture is evenly combined.
- Pour into the greased pan. Use plastic wrap or gloves to firmly press the mixture down evenly into the corners and flatten the top.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes. Look for browning around the edges.
- After removing from the oven, allow to cool in the pan for at least 20 minutes then finish cooling in the refrigerator until chilled.
- Use a knife to make 8 rectangle or 9 square bars. Wrap individually and chill.
Please read my full post for additional recipe notes, tips, and serving suggestions!
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These look and sound amazing, and they’ve got such wonderful, good-for-you ingredients that I can feel good about eating ’em. No storebought granola bar could compare.
Oooh, these look great! A perfect recipe for the start to a new year! Can’t wait to hear about your secret! :)
These look delicious, and they are chock full of antioxidant Vitamin E, which we need more than ever this flu season!
simple, clean, basic, and healthy. I need to make a granola bar like this Jen. I live off of granola bars and am always searching for new varieties. One thing is for certain – i love using coconut oil in them. I’m dying to know the news Jen!!! Best of luck with it all. :)
I haven’t tried sunflower butter but I absolutely love sunflower seeds, and we use sunflower oil all the time in my apartment! Love the simplicity of this granola bar recipe :)
I have never tried sunflower butter, but this should be my excuse to try it – they sound fab!
You really should! By itself it’s not the most exciting but it gives a really great flavor to baked goods, smoothies, etc.
A few months ago I made sunflower seed butter granola bars with oats and these look so good, Jen! I love oaty, texture-filled, chewy at-home granola bars! They look like winners!
Homemade is always so much better!
These look delish, and I can’t wait to hear all about the exciting things coming your way !
I am totally intrigued by this recipe. Does the sunflower butter have a similar fat content to nut butter? I know I can get sunflower butter but it might be a while before I can get to that store, in which case I would be curious to try it with peanut butter too. Or almond butter.
I’m really excited for you Jen! Good luck with your new project! I’ve never tasted sunflower butter and I’m so curious… Definitely a healthy post to start a new year. :)
Hi Jen, just found your site. What an amazing place. I am inspired over and over and lovin these bars. Best wishes on your new project, look forward to more. :)
Thank you so much! Your kind words have made my day :)
These look delicious!! Can’t wait to hear what exciting things are coming your way!! :)
These look awesome!! I really want to try them… looks like I already have all the ingredients! :) Do you have an alternative for honey, though, like agave nectar? I know a lot of vegans don’t eat honey…
Oh absolutely! I swap out agave and honey all the time. Maple syrup would be great as well, though it might change the consistency a bit.
These look A-MAZING! AND I’m digging the ingredients, too. Okay, I’m doing it…making these babies this weekend.
I thought you might like them!!
Ok – can I just say that your photographs are STUNNING!?
wow, thanks Mackenzie!! :)