Sunbutter Granola Bars
Say hello to your new favourite freezer snack! These nut-free Sunbutter Granola Bars are chewy, satisfying, and layered with rich dark chocolate. Perfect for school lunches, busy afternoons, or just keeping your snack drawer stocked with something you feel good about.
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Servings: 16 bars
Equipment
- 9x12 pan
- oven, rubber spatula, large mixing bowl, measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
- ½ cup Yupik pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup Yupik sunflower seeds
- ½ cup Yupik unsweetened coconut
- ¼ cup Yupik chia seeds
- ¼ cup Yupik hemp seeds
- ½ cup Yupik organic oats
- ¼ cup Yupik ground flax seeds
- 2 tbsp Yupik psyllium husk powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup sunbutter butter*
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup honey*
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Optional Topping
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- ¼ cup sunbutter
- flaky salt to finish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 320 convection (if your oven runs hot like mine, drop the temperature to 300).
- Place parchment down into the baking tray.
- To a medium sized bowl and dry ingredients. Stir well to combine.
- In a small pot add sunbutter, honey, vanilla and olive oil. Heat over low-medium heat stirring until fully combined.
- Pour wet over dry. Use a rubber spatula to combine the mix FULLY until no dry bits remain.
- Press EVENLY into the pan pressing the mixture very firmly corner to corner. The firmer you are now the better texture once they are baked.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown and dry to the touch.
- Let it cool for 15 minutes before adding the chocolate topping.
- Melt chocolate in 30 second increments in the microwave (use a double boiler if you wish).
- Add sunbutter and stir until combined.
- Spread evenly onto bars using an offset spatula. Place the bars into the freezer to set for approximately 1 hour.
- Sprinkle with flaky sea salt if desired before cutting into bars.
- Place onto a cutting board and use a sharp knife to cut into bars.
- Store in an airtight container in the freezer. Lasts well over a month but they won't last that long!
Notes
Use any nut or seed butter that you and your family love.
These could be made with maple syrup, but I find honey stickier, which is great to help keep the bars together.
*Macros are provided as an estimate for convenience. Your final numbers will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and how you portion the recipe.