Trail Mix Bars
The perfect no-bake snack for your sweet tooth! Make these easy and nourishing trail mix bars for a meal prep snack your family will devour.
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- ½ cup puffed rice cereal
- ¼ cup ground golden flaxseed, not whole
- ¼ cup raw pumpkin seeds
- ⅓ cup dry roasted and lightly salted peanuts, chopped small
- ⅓ cup raw pecans, chopped small
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup unsalted natural peanut butter, make sure it's fresh and pourable
- ⅓ cup honey
- 2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp flakey salt
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips
Equipment
- small pot
Instructions
- Line your baking pan with parchment paper so it overhangs, and set aside.
- To a large mixing bowl, add oats, cereal, flaxseed, peanuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, and cranberries. Mix and set aside.
- Place a small pot over medium heat. Add peanut butter, honey, coconut oil, vanilla, and salt. Whisk until everything is just melted and combined.
- Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients.
- Mix until all ingredients are coated in the nut butter mix and evenly distributed. Let this cool to room temperature or you'll melt the chocolate chips in your next step.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Transfer to your lined baking pan.
- Place a piece of fresh parchment paper over top. Use a spatula to very firmly press the mixture into a flat, even layer that reaches the edges of the pan. Make sure it's very tightly packed or the bars won't hold together. Remove the parchment paper.
- Refrigerate for 4 or more hours.
- Lift parchment from the pan and transfer to a cutting board. Slice into 12 bars. Keep stored in a covered container in the fridge for up to one week, and enjoy right from the fridge!
Notes
- Make sure your peanut butter is fresh and runny.
- Press your bars very firmly into the pan to make sure they hold together.
- Do not slice your bars in a long and thin shape! No-bake bars hold together better when they're more square and chunky.
- Store your bars in the fridge.
Calories: 248kcal, Carbohydrates: 23g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 16g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.001g, Cholesterol: 0.05mg, Sodium: 220mg, Potassium: 200mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 14g, Vitamin A: 2IU, Vitamin C: 0.2mg, Calcium: 39mg, Iron: 1mg