Recipes
Nut Butter Energy Bars (gluten free, egg free, dairy free, vegan)
By: Sara
These are so good that everyone loves them! They are flexible too, so you can make sure they are soy free, nut free, dairy free and gluten free. My recipe is Soy, Dairy and Gluten Free.
Details
- Prep Time:
10 min - Cook Time:
10 min - Ready In:
20 min
Servings: 1 dozen
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup almond or peanut butter or SunButter
- 3/4 cup sweetener syrup like honey or agave nectar
- 1 1/2 cups raw nuts and/or seeds (we use sunflower seeds, walnuts and almonds. you can use your favorites)
- 1 cup unsulfured dried fruits
- 4 cups GF brown rice crispie cereal
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
- Place nuts and/or seeds & dried fruits in a food processor. Pulse until mixture is just coarsely ground.
- In a large saucepan, melt nut butter and liquid sweetener over medium low heat. Stir and watch to prevent scorching. When mixture is smooth and bubbling, remove from heat.
- Add salt and vanilla, stir.
- Use large spatula to stir in nuts, dried fruit and cereal. Stir until all is coated with nut butter mixture.
- Scoop onto baking pan and roll until its smooth and even thickness around. Top with waxed paper, refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Cut into bars, store wrapped in wax paper, in a covered container in the refrigerator.
These sound amazing! Can you use Chex Cinnamon cereal instead of rice cereal?
I love how quick these are to make! I just wrote two articles about GF vegan protein bars and snacks on Infobarrel a week or two ago, so I am still in recipe testing habit/mode. Nice post!
These are amazing!! Even if we weren't GFSFCF around here I'd still make them instead of buying the premade/boxed "crispy bars" at the HF store. I made the recipe as written, but instead of forming them into bars I wet my hands, rolled them into walnut-sized balls, and coated them in coconut.
Can't wait to try these! Thank you!
Great recipe! I used a 10"x15" baking sheet lined with a silpat. For the liquid sweetener; about 1/3 cup agave nectar. Added 1/4 cup coconut to the mixture. After transfering the mixture to the baking sheet, I placed the waxed paper on top of the mixture and pressed until evenly distributed. No sticking! The bars ended up being about 1/2" thick. Finally a yummy gluten-free energy bar that I can enjoy on a weekend hike. Thank you!
OH WOW! that coconut idea is great. I think I'll have to make them again!
That sounds good, Corrina. Probably so.
This sounds great, Gluten Free & Soy Free! can't wait to try making them for my family. Does anyone have an idea of the caloric value for this recipe?