Often, high-quality pre-made granola bars cost a pretty penny. Ideally, you should add granola bars to an already healthful diet like the Mediterranean diet. Determining how many granola bars you should eat per day depends on your health goals and dietary restrictions. Since every granola bar has different nutrient levels, you need to weigh these factors against your preferences.
For instance, you should measure how much sugar is in each of your granola bars. Currently, the American Heart Association recommends that healthy adults eat no more than six teaspoons of added sugar per day.
You should also consider how much sodium is in each of your granola bars. Health authorities now recommend eating just 2, mg of salt every day, unless you have a condition like high blood pressure. In general, one to two average-sized granola bars per day are fine for most people. However, you should factor in your dietary preferences and the nutrients in each of your granola bars. Granola bars are a great addition to a well-balanced breakfast.
Plus, granola bars are a portable and healthy option for people who are always on the move. Sometimes granola bars can be just as bad as candy bars! Believe it or not, many people put their granola bars in the microwave to help soften them up. Usually, all it takes is about five seconds to loosen this breakfast goodie.
Another popular way to soften hard granola bars is to dunk them in your favorite hot beverage. Lastly, instead of baking your granola bars in the oven, you could put them in the fridge after mixing your ingredients. For more info on making cool granola bars be sure to watch this recipe:. For example, many people love using agave nectar, maple syrup, and date paste to add structure to their granola bars. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Salty, sweet, and spicy! Reply Brenda Henson September 4, , pm I added ground flaxseed and that took away the sticky texture and they were great! These are the best gronola bars I have ever made-way beats store bought and so much cheaper to make these.
I tripled the recipe to stock up as we have a large family. So so so great!!!! Reply Julia July 21, , pm Could they be rolled into balls to make them easier for toddler fingers? Would they set up the same? They might. We do have this energy ball recipe that might help. Reply Joanne July 5, , pm Hi there, you can try reducing the honey or brown sugar by a tablespoon or so to make them a bit less sweet.
Reply Jessica June 29, , pm Thank you for sharing. Been making these bars for the family two years now. They always ask for it. Reply paula June 22, , am Hi, can I freeze them? If I wanted to add more ingredients like pumpkin or sunflower seeds, how much weight could I add and would I need to have more honey to make sticky.
Or would I need to divide the ingredients you have into smaller amounts to allow something else. If you are a little off, you should still be fine. Made them with white and caramel chocolate chips and dried fruit cubes. Absolutely delicious. Could I substitute butter with peanut or another nut butter? All comments are moderated before appearing on the site. Thank you so much for waiting. First time commenting? Please review our Comment Guidelines.
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Soft and Chewy Granola Bars. Watch Us Make the Recipe. Make Bars Combine the butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla extract and the salt in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Storing Store granola bars in an airtight container for up to one week. Adam and Joanne's Tips Nutrition facts: The nutrition facts provided below are estimates. We have used the USDA database to calculate approximate values. Then, check out this post for 47 more healthy snack ideas!
Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail. These taste good but seem more like peanut butter with mix-ins, formed into bars than like granola held together by peanut butter and honey. My family loves these! Kid approved! Thank you. I tried this recipe, and I froze it overnight instead of 1 hour, but it still crumbled. Hi, did you change anything about the recipe? Was your peanut butter really creamy and smooth not dry or chunky and did you use the full amount of honey?
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