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oat bar recipe

Chewy Chocolate Cherry Oat Bar Recipe

This oat bar recipe makes the most scrumptious replacement for store-bought granola bars!

Course Snack
Keyword back to school, granola bars, oat bars
Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 10 bars

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup almond butter
  • 1 - 2 Tablespoons honey agave, or maple syrup
  • 1 cup old fashioned oats
  • 1 cup toasted rice cereal
  • ½ cup sliced almonds roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup dried cherries unsweetened, chopped finely
  • ¼ cup dark chocolate chopped finely
  • Chocolate Drizzle
  • ¼ cup dark chocolate
  • ¼ teaspoon vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. Directions
  2. Line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper or plastic wrap.
  3. In a medium bowl, add almond butter and honey. Stir to combine.
  4. Add oats, rice cereal, almonds, cherries, and chocolate. Stir until nut butter is evenly distributed and mixture is sticky. (You may need to add an additional tablespoon of honey or nut butter if the mixture isn’t coming together.)
  5. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Cover with more parchment or plastic wrap. Use your hands, the back of a sturdy glass, or mug, to pack the mixture evenly into the pan.
  6. Chill in the freezer for at least 1 hour. Remove, slice into bars, and drizzle with chocolate, if desired.
  7. Optional chocolate drizzle: In a microwave safe bowl, combine ¼ cup dark chocolate with ¼ teaspoon vegetable oil. Heat in 15 second increments, stirring in between, until melted. Drizzle over sliced oat bars.
  8. Store bars in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to three days.

Recipe Notes

  • Replace rice cereal with extra oats, if desired.
  • Replace honey with additional nut butter, if desired.
  • Replace almond butter and sliced almonds with nut butter/nuts of choice.
  • To ensure the bars stick together, chop the almonds, cherries, and chocolate finely before adding to the mixture.
  • The recipe calls for 1-2 Tablespoons honey so you can customize the recipe to fit your ideal sweetness level. You can always start with one and add more to taste!
  • Because the consistency of nut butter can vary, you may need to add extra to bring the mixture together. It’s up to you whether your extra “glue” is in the form of nut butter or honey. 
  • If you don’t have an 8x8 dish, you can use half of a 9x13 or really any food container. Just press, chill, and cut. You can also roll the mixture into balls to make grabbable energy bites.