Nutritious, Easy To Make Breakfast Granola Bars

Breakfast granola bars are the simplest way to start the day on nutritious fuel. It is made with oats, dark chocolate, wheat germ, dried fruit, and chia seeds.

Nutritious Breakfast Granola Bars

I have made a conscious effort to research and learn more about the everyday diet. My aim is to find alternative foods that can provide us with so much more nutrition than our convenient go-tos. After watching the documentary ‘You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment’ on Netflix, I was even more sure about pivoting my recipes this way. This is my focus going forward. I hope I can share my knowledge with you, so you can make the best decisions for your health too.

Granola Bars As A Snack

This granola bar recipe can also be used as a snack for adults on the go, as well as kids for school. It is nut-free and perfect for school. You can adapt this recipe to use fresh fruit or dried fruit. I tried this with fresh blueberries and dark chocolate, and it came out delicious. It is vegan, nut-free and packed with immunity boosting benefits for better health. The hero of this recipe is wheat germ. It is an underrated power grain (unfortunately, not gluten-free)

What Is Wheat Germ?

Wheat germ is the seed embryo of the wheat grain. It is the part of the grain that is responsible for helping the plant reproduce new wheat. When dry, it looks like breadcrumbs. It has a unique toasty nutty taste and great for toppings on absolutely anything. You can replace them for breadcrumbs too (although they may have a bitter aftertaste, so seasoning is required).

Wheat germ is wonderful for your health. It contains high amounts of iron, vitamin E, vitamin B, fibre, healthy fats antioxidants and so much more!

This Blueberry and Chocolate Bar

I’ve combined the wheat germ with the following ingredients. This bar is approximately 90 calories per serving.

• Oats (old-fashioned rolled oats, organic or gluten-free)
• Chia Seeds
• Blueberries
• Dark Chocolate (70% of higher)
• Agave (or a sweetener of your choice that is low-GI)

If you make this without the dark chocolate, it may taste a little bland, so I suggest you use a replacement rather than completely cancelling it out. I would suggest anything like peanut butter, extra fruits, or honey in the same amount. If you would like to replace the blueberries, you can replace it with any of your favourite berries!

The Drizzle

For an extra treat in the morning, you can mix together some yoghurt (soy-based or vanilla soy-based for vegans) and matcha, then drizzle it on top. It tastes delicious!

Nutritious and Easy Breakfast Granola Bars

The Veggie Wifey

A deliciously healthy vegan breakfast granola bar made with dried fruit and dark chocolate. It is nut-free and packed with immunity boosting benefits.

5 from 2 votes

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Servings 12 bars

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Equipment

• 1 Mixing Bowl
• 1 Spatula
• 1 Baking tray 7" by 7" square
• Parchment Paper

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup organic old fashioned rolled oats
• ▢ 1/2 cup wheat germ if you're gluten-free, you can replace this with pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds and add a tbsp of peanut butter.
• ▢ 1/8 tsp Himalayan pink salt
• ▢ 1/8 tsp Ceylon cinnamon
• ▢ 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• ▢ 1 tbsp chia seeds

Wet Ingredients

• ▢ 1/2 cup dark chocolate (70%)
• ▢ handful blueberries or dried fruit/raisins
• ▢ 2 tbsps coconut flower syrup or a low-GI sweetener of your choice – you can add more if you would like it sweeter.
• ▢ 3/4 cup water room temperature. Depending on the brand of oats you use, you may require more water to create a chewy consistency. You want these bars to be moist, not dry. Add a tbsp at a time to reach that if needed.

The Drizzle

• ▢ 2 tbsps yoghurt plant-based or not. I love the vanilla flavoured Alpro yoghurt for this.
• ▢ 2 tbsps matcha

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 200°C
• Mix all the dry ingredients together
• Mix all the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients (except water)
• Slowly add the water and combine everything together
• Cover the baking square with parchment paper
• Flatten the mixture on top of the parchment paper
• Bake this for 20 minutes in the oven at 200°C
• Once it is baked, let it cool down for 15-20 minutes on the kitchen counter over a heat mat
• Using a sharp knife or a bread knife, cut the square bar into smaller rectangular bars for serving. There should be about 12, if you make it about 1" wide.
• Store at room temperature in a closed container. If you're aiming to keep it longer you can store it in the fridge. It may harden so slightly warming it before serving after it has been kept in the fridge may be best.
• Finish with a drizzle of the vanilla matcha yoghurt before serving!

Nutrition

Calories: 90kcalCarbohydrates: 13.3gProtein: 2.8gFat: 3.1gSaturated Fat: 1.1gSodium: 13.9mgFiber: 2.4gSugar: 4.7g

Calories: 90kcal