Granola bar

Granola bars are a type of food typically made from rolled oats, nuts, and dried fruit, and held together with honey or brown sugar syrup. Early granola recipes date back to the late 1800s, and were created as a health food. The first recipes were created by Dr. James Caleb Jackson, who ran a health spa in Dansville, New York. Jackson’s Granula was a crunchy cereal made from baked whole wheat flour and was meant to be eaten with milk.

In the 1960s, granola recipes began to include oats, nuts, and dried fruit, and were held together with honey or brown sugar syrup. These granola bars were marketed as a healthy alternative to candy bars. In the 1980s, granola bars were introduced into the mainstream market and became a popular snack food.

Today, granola bars come in a variety of flavors and textures, and are a popular on-the-go snack. While there are many store-bought options available, many people also enjoy making their own granola bars at home.

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Recipes

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Nut Butter Granola Bars

  • egg white
  • fruit
  • honey
  • pumpkin seed
  • fashioned oat
  • nut
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • olive oil
  • peanut butter
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No Bake Granola Bars

  • vanilla extract
  • rice cereal
  • chocolate chip
  • honey
  • flaxseed
  • oat
  • light brown sugar
  • butter
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Blueberry Yogurt Granola Bars

  • flax
  • honey
  • vanilla
  • vanilla extract
  • oat
  • powdered sugar
  • blueberry jam
  • brown rice crisp
  • salt
  • baking soda
  • coconut oil
  • meringue powder
  • cornmeal
  • greek yogurt
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Pumpkin Granola Bars

  • pumpkin puree
  • vanilla extract
  • pumpkin pie spice
  • walnut
  • cranberry
  • maple syrup
  • salt
  • brown sugar
  • flax seed
  • fashioned oat
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No-Bake Nut-Free Granola Bars

  • brown rice cereal
  • vanilla extract
  • coconut
  • coconut butter
  • creamed honey
  • coconut oil
  • flaxseed
  • sunflower seed
  • cocoa powder
  • pumpkin seed
  • sugar chocolate chip
  • powdered stevia
  • rolled oat
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Granola Bar Recipe

  • almond
  • raisin
  • coconut
  • vanilla extract
  • sunflower seed
  • wheat germ
  • cinnamon
  • brown sugar
  • salt
  • fashioned
  • honey
  • butter
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Pecan Granola Bars

  • pecan
  • coconut
  • wheat flour
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • raisin
  • apricot
  • baking powder
  • honey
  • butter
  • salt
  • rolled oat
  • brown sugar
  • cinnamon
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Easy Chewy Granola Bars

  • peanut butter
  • almond
  • coconut flake
  • cranberry
  • honey
  • dark chocolate chip
  • oat
  • reynolds wrap® aluminum foil
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Almond Granola Bars

  • almond
  • oat
  • honey
  • cinnamon
  • salt
  • oat flour
  • rice krispie cereal
  • vanilla extract
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Chewy Fruit and Nut Granola Bars

  • almond butter
  • brown rice syrup
  • coconut oil
  • light brown sugar
  • nutmeg
  • salt
  • cranberry
  • fruit
  • almond
  • sweetened coconut
  • vanilla extract
  • cinnamon
  • rolled oat

Ingredient Breakdown

 
vanilla extract
salt
honey
cinnamon
oat
almond
peanut butter
rolled oat
brown sugar
fashioned oat
coconut oil
butter
almond butter
raisin
chocolate chip
light brown sugar
flax seed
cranberry
maple syrup
pecan
vanilla
coconut
pumpkin seed
nutmeg
egg white
fruit
flaxseed
wheat germ
walnut
sunflower seed
cherry
canola oil
agave nectar
nut
rice cereal
pepita
egg
nonstick spray
chia seed
apricot
brown rice cereal
cocoa powder
date
coconut flake
dark chocolate chip
sweetened coconut
bittersweet chocolate
flaxseed meal
agave syrup
grain cereal
light corn syrup
olive oil
flax
powdered sugar
blueberry jam
brown rice crisp
baking soda
meringue powder
cornmeal
greek yogurt
brown rice krispy
cheerio'
sweet
zucchini squeeze out excess water
organics honey
nuts walnut
banana
sweet chocolate chip
water
pumpkin puree
pumpkin pie spice
coconut butter
creamed honey
sugar chocolate chip
powdered stevia
almond meal
fashioned
cacao nib
buckwheat
flax meal
rice krispies cereal
tbl coconut oil
tbl chocolate chip
sour cherry
coconut shaving
virgin coconut oil
wheat flour
baking powder
reynolds wrap® aluminum foil
bittersweet chocolate chip
pretzel
semi sweet chocolate chip
dark
miniature dark chocolate chip
minute oat
pistachio
oat flour
rice krispie cereal
overripe banana
peanut
pecan butter
orange zest
brown rice syrup

Insights

Correlated with Higher Ratings

  • oat

Staple Ingredients

  • vanilla extract 70%
  • salt 67%

Common Ingredients

  • honey 48%
  • cinnamon 36%
  • oat 33%

Usual Ingredients

  • peanut butter 27%
  • almond 24%
  • rolled oat 24%
  • brown sugar 21%
  • fashioned oat 18%
  • coconut oil 15%
  • pecan 15%
  • raisin 15%