Easy Low Carb Granola Bars
Grain free, easy to make, low carb granola bars that are simple to make and bake.
Easy Low Carb Granola Bars are a grain free, high protein, satisfying nutty snack. These are easy to make, chewy, baked granola bars that are grain free with a paleo option. Great for on the go snacking and between meal cravings. Simply blend or pulse ingredients in a processor or blender, spread in a pan and bake.
INGREDIENTS:
Easy Low Carb Granola Bars:
- ½ cup raw almonds
- ¼ cup unsweetened coconut flakes, like this kind
- 3 tbsp raw sunflower seeds, like this kind
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp molasses
- 3 ½ tbsp sweetener of choice: use erythritol sweetener (Swerve) for low carb, or for paleo use coconut sugar.
- 2 tbsp almond butter, or can use peanut butter or sunflower seed butter
- 1 egg
Optional Topping:
- 1 ½ tbsp melted low carb sugar free chocolate chips, or for paleo use these paleo friendly chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350 F, and grease or oil a 8 x 4 inch loaf pan.
- Place all granola bar ingredients into a food processor and pulse until mixed, but still with some nuts in small chunks.
- Spoon and spread mixture in prepared pan. Press and flatten mixture in pan with the back of a spoon.
- Bake 15 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and let cool for 12 minutes or more until firm. Drizzle with optional melted chocolate and let chocolate dry.
- Cut into bars going across the width of loaf pan and serve.
Nutritional Data for Low Carb Version (using Swerve sweetener): Servings: 7 bars, Serving size: 1 bar, Cal: 151, Carbs: 7.5 g, Net Carbs: 4.5 g, Fiber: 3 g, Protein: 5 g, Fat: 12 g, Sugars: 3 g, Sodium: 94 mg.
Nutritional Data for Paleo Version (using coconut sugar): Servings: 7 bars, Serving size; 1 bar, Cal: 171, Carbs: 13 g, Net carbs: 10 g, Fiber: 3 g, Protein: 5 g, Fat: 12 g, Sugars: 8 g, Sodium; 94 mg.
Printable Recipe Card Below:
Easy Low Carb Granola Bars
Prep Time
3 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
18 mins
Course: grain free, low carb, paleo
Cuisine: snacks
Servings: 7
Calories: 151 kcal
Ingredients
- Low Carb Granola Bars:
- ½ cup almonds
- ¼ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 3 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp molasses
- 3½ tbsp sweetener of choice: use erythritol sweetener for low carb or other low carb granular sweetener equivalent or for paleo use coconut sugar.
- 2 tbsp almond butter or peanut butter
- 1 egg
- Optional Topping:
- 1 ½ tbsp melted low carb sugar free chocolate or for paleo use these chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F, and grease or oil an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
- Place all granola bar ingredients into a food processor and pulse until mixed, but still with some nuts in small chunks.
- Spoon and spread mixture in prepared pan. Press and flatten mixture in pan with the back of a spoon.
- Bake 15 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and let cool for 12 minutes or more until firm. Drizzle with optional melted chocolate and let chocolate dry.
- Cut into bars by slicing across the width of the loaf pan and serve.
Recipe Notes
Data below is for low carb version. Paleo nutritional data is above recipe card.
*all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*
Nutrition Facts
Easy Low Carb Granola Bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 151 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g 18%
Sodium 92mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 7.5g 3%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 3g
Protein 5g 10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Yang says
2 June, 2019 at 8:33 pmMy kids will love these! I need to start making our own granola bars soon.
chihyu says
1 June, 2019 at 6:58 pmWow! I can taste all the yummy flavor from here and love that it’s low carb!
Zuzana says
31 May, 2019 at 11:03 pmFinally no more worries of what for breakfast. I will make those in advance and my daughter can take it to school as well.
Annemarie says
31 May, 2019 at 8:27 amI like to have homemade granola bars on hand for my kids, and I love that these are chewy. I haven’t used almond butter in granola bars before. Can’t wait to try these!
paleoglutenfreeguy says
31 May, 2019 at 8:13 amLove all these ingredients! I especially love that it’s a balanced mix of nuts, seeds and coconut. The grain-free granola bars that are ALL nuts can be a bit too much. These look perfect.
Hope says
29 May, 2019 at 5:18 pmLove all of the healthy ingredients in these, I’m definitely making a batch this coming weekend! With a prep time of 3 minutes you can’t go wrong!
Jean says
29 May, 2019 at 11:28 amI was JUST looking for a low carb granola recipe so this comes at a perfect time! Thanks for a delicious recipe.
Joni Gomes says
29 May, 2019 at 7:16 amLoving all of these ingredients! Was very easy to make and I am obsessed with these bars!
Kari - Get Inspired Everyday! says
28 May, 2019 at 4:21 pmOh yum, I love homemade granola bars and these are extra healthy with less sugar!
Ivana says
27 May, 2019 at 7:54 pmPerfect. It looks exactly like what I was searching for. I don’t have molasses so I will tr and play with maple and honey instead.
Raia Todd says
27 May, 2019 at 3:23 pmI think I have everything I need for these! I can’t wait to try them!
Renee D Kohley says
27 May, 2019 at 2:26 pmSo great for hiking and beach trips this summer! Thank you!
Miss W says
10 March, 2019 at 8:12 pmMade them today…so good I didn’t want to stop eating them. Thank you for the great recipe!
Stacey says
11 March, 2019 at 8:09 amThank you, Miss W, for trying the recipe and for your very kind words.
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23 April, 2018 at 6:08 pmvery good, i love it
Bernd says
16 January, 2018 at 2:09 pmVERY VERY YUMMI, I used peanut butter, used honey instead molasses and didn’t use any sweeteners and the outcome is just DELICIOUS.
Thank you for the great treats. My only concern is that they are very addictive 🤣.
Stacey says
19 January, 2018 at 9:48 amThank you, Bernd, so much for giving these a try and sharing your results!
Jill says
10 June, 2017 at 4:31 pmWell, despite the word “easy” being right in the title, I managed to mess these up! I followed the recipe exactly, but my batter was very dark brown, like chocolate. I kept checking to make sure the recipe said a tablespoon of molasses and not a teaspoon thinking I’d used way too much, but I didn’t. They taste okay. I’ll add more sweetener next time and probably use peanut butter instead of almond butter because they are suuuuper almondy (which is okay for me, but I’m trying to get my kids to eat them).I didn’t add any topping, and I used a stevia-erythritol blend (Pyure) for my sweetener. I’ll have to try again sometime because I do like the chewy texture!
Stacey says
11 June, 2017 at 8:40 amHi Jill, The almond butter version is much darker in color than the peanut butter or sunbutter version. You can adjust the sweetener to however you like it, just do a little taste test before adding more.
Laurie Osgood says
5 June, 2017 at 1:27 pmWow! These are delish. Ty.
Stacey says
5 June, 2017 at 1:48 pmHi Laurie, thank you for trying the recipe and taking the time to leave a nice comment.
Kelsey says
22 August, 2016 at 1:21 pmDo you know if these freeze well? Or how do I store them?
Stacey says
22 August, 2016 at 6:59 pmI have not put them in the freezer, but I have stored them in the fridge for a few days (5 days).
Silva says
19 August, 2016 at 10:22 amWhat can be substituted for the molasses?
Stacey says
21 August, 2016 at 9:02 amSilva, I have heard of people using honey or maple syrup to sub for molasses.
Mimi says
23 March, 2016 at 7:41 pmStacey, I love your LARGE sélection of yummy low carb, gluten free and grain free recipes. I’m thinking of printing many of them and binding them for easy access…Or, even better, would your book be availablr to purchase on Amazon ?
Thanks,
Mimi
Quebec, Canada
Stacey says
24 March, 2016 at 9:07 amHi Mimi,Thank you for the kind words. I am thinking of making my next book on Amazon and possibly remaking my current book on Amazon kindle. But it will be awhile, as I am currently learning the process of creation for Amazon.
Joanna says
19 July, 2015 at 8:46 amThese look great and I would love to make them for an upcoming hiking weekend – are they quite robust and can travel well? Your recipes are so great.
Stacey says
20 July, 2015 at 9:26 amJoanna, thank you so much for your kind words Yes they are very robust and filling and they travel well too.
Cary says
13 July, 2015 at 8:12 pmThese look great, but shouldn’t the net carbs be 4.5 since the total carb is 7.5 and the fiber is 3?
Stacey says
14 July, 2015 at 9:12 amCary it is 4.5 net carbs not 5.5. I fixed it. Thanks
Kelly says
10 July, 2015 at 11:50 amI just love your recipes!.
Stacey says
10 July, 2015 at 3:42 pmThank you Kelly! You always leave the nicest comments that make my day 🙂
Rachel says
6 July, 2015 at 10:38 pmLooks so yum! Do you think a date would work place of the sweetener?
Stacey says
7 July, 2015 at 4:18 pmI think dates would work great in there in place of the coconut sugar.