Homemade Energy Bars are a perfect snack for the entire family! Quick and easy to prepare! They stay fresh for days! Filled with oats, nuts, and spices. Ready in less than 30 minutes! Perfect for a healthy snack, lunch box, after a work-out healthy snack! Freeze well!
Happy Monday! I don’t know about you, but I need a day off after this weekend! Between lacrosse, soccer, music lessons, I need a rest day but I know I won’t get one! One these crazy days, I always make sure I have healthy snacks with me so I stay away from a fast food fix. These healthy energy bars are the perfect snack to keep in my bag. They are delicious and healthy and fill me up when I need a snack or a bit of energy!
Who isn’t on-the-go all the time? I try to keep myself prepared for the day. Plenty of water and fruit and I need a go-to snack! These homemade energy bars are just the ticket! So easy to prepare and they bake in about 25 minutes.
Can these homemade energy bars be frozen?
It’s your lucky day! These healthy bars freeze really well. I make the recipe and slice them. I place wax paper in between the pieces and freeze to eat later. They defrost in the fridge.
How long to these healthy energy bars keep in the fridge?
Well covered and wrapped, these bars keep in the fridge for about 2 weeks.
Can energy bars replace meals?
While I am not a doctor or nutritionist, please never use an energy bar to replace a meal. These are a healthy snack in addition to a well-balanced diet. Speak with your doctors for very specific calorie intake.
Tips to Make Homemade Energy Bars:
- The variations in energybars are endless. What is most important is to use clean ingredients like coconut oil
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I now double and sometimes triple these homemade energy bars because why not, they are delicious! The ability to keep them in the fridge/freezer makes me so happy because store-bought bars don’t do a lot for me! The number of preservatives and ingredients I cannot pronounce are out of control.These bars are just so tasty and moist. Also, the most versatile recipe. After making a few times, I swapped out some of the nuts. I had an abundance of pecans, I know, lucky me..super delicious! This is freezer friendly, 30 minutes or less and delicious!
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Honey-Nut Energy Bars
Equipment Needed:
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup raw honey
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1/2 cup pistachios, chopped
- 1/2 cup pumpkin or pepita seeds
- non-stick cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat over to 325 degrees/
- In a small bowl, add and whisk together the rolled oats, whole-wheat flour, cinnamon, and salt
- In a large bowl, whisk the honey, unsweetened applesauce, olive oil, and beaten egg to combine all ingredients.
- Stir in the oat mixture to combine.
- Add and stir in the dried cherries, chopped walnuts, chopped almonds, chopped pistachios, and pumpkin seeds.
- Coat an 8 - inch square Pyrex with the cooking spray.
- Spread the prepared oat-nut mixture into the prepared pan and bake for approximately 25-30 minutes. A toothpick inserted int center should come out clean. 25 minutes usually works for me.
- Place on a cooling rack and slice into squares
Notes
- Recipe adapted from You Had It Made by Ellie Krieger Storing: ROOM TEMPERATURE: airtight container for 3 days REFRIGERATE: airtight container in fridge for 2 weeks FREEZER: Individually wrap in plastic and place in freezer bags, up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature for 2 hours. Re-heat at 350 degrees for approximately 10 minutes. MICROWAVE: wrap a bar in a paper towel and microwave on high for 20 to 30 seconds.
- Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actually dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes
Hi! Can I skip applesauce or replace it with something else?
Hi Munira – the applesauce adds moisture to the recipe. To replace it – you can use any puréed fruit like bananas. Does that help ? Let me know
Hi Eileen,
This recipe is fantastic! I don’t want to spend money at the store on something I could make home! I love energy bars so thank you so much!
Zaria
ZariA, I am happy you like this recipe! After you make them, I would love to hear how the recipe worked for you.
Hi Eileen,
Oh my, I made the energy bars today and they are absolutely fantastic! So in the morning, I ate 2 of them with my milk as breakfast. I also ate two more as a snack. I can’t take my mind off them. They are delicious! Thank you so much, your energy bars rock! 🙂
Zaria
Zaria, thank you for the kind comments! I am so glad you enjoyed and I hope you make them again. I so appreciate you letting me know how you enjoyed!
I have been looking at recipes for energy bars lately so this is perfect timing. My middle son is joining the track team and he can easily take these with him for after school runs.
These would be perfect. My kids love them
Thank you for this. My son has some food allergies and I was looking for some snacks I can make at home and this is one of them. We will be trying this!
You are very welcome Toni! I hope your son enjoys these bars. I would love to hear how it worked out after you make the recipe
I’m all about anything with honey in it! I absolutely love the taste of a good honey. These are right up my alley and would be perfect for breakfast or as an afternoon snack on a day where I go to work.
I so
agree, anytime snack
mmmmmm those look yummy!
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These sound so amazing! I love breakfast bars! Everything is healthy and sounds so good!
thank you, enjoy..
What a delicious looking idea – and yes, we are always on the go, too. These look like a great snack to have on hand!
Glad you cantake an energy bar to go 🙂
I can’t wait to make these! Being a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom means 3 meals a day, and usually 3 snacks a day for 3 kids EVERY day. It gets so annoying trying to figure out a snack that’s healthy for them. These would totally be perfect!
Fantastic, enjoy easy to prepare as well
i love jam packed weekends but hate when i’m exhausted come monday morning. but these bars look great for extra energy
me too !
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Open them up and enjoy!
These look sooo good! My sister always makes homemade granola bars so I’ll be sharing this recipe with her. I love that there’s no added sugar.
Thank you , I really try to focus on low sugar because we get it somehow anyway 🙂
Yum these are perfect especially for me on the go and I will eat and try it all forna boost of energy
I love how this energy bars contain all kind of nuts that I like, walnut, pistachio, and pumpkin seed. It sounds delicious as well. I bookmark this for sure.
Rose, they are so tasty. Unlike a granola bar from the store..moist
Oh my goodness, those energy bars look positively yummy! I need a batch of them stat!
super, Hope you make and enjoy
Oooh, perfect timing on your post! I’ve been looking for a great, easy, delicious sounding recipe for energy bars. YAY! Thanks for the inspiration hun, can’t wait to try these. <3
Very happy that you like this and enjoy. I have made this so many times and the freezer is packed too
These look amazing! I love finding new and healthy snack ideas for my kids.
That is great Jamie. I hope your family enjoys…we love these
These are def something I would eat. I love any kind of oat bars. Great recipe thanks for sharing.
My grandmother would love these bars. The combination of flavors is right up her ally.
I am so glad I hope your grandmother will enjoy
This looks like perfection. I am always low on energy so this might be the pick me up I need to get me through the day!
This is the greatest energy bar
I know I would love these. How about if you make me a dozen or 2 and ship them to me?
For you Jill and all your amazing fitness tips.. 3 dozen!
I love homemade energy bars! As a busy mom on the go I often have to rely on a healthy snack to keep me going. Great recipe!
oh my goodness! This is so tempting and mouth watering. I’m gonna try this at home.
Super, let me know how the recipe works for you
These energy bars look really good. I don’t have time to make breakfast in the morning so I would love eating these on-the-go.
This recipe looks amazing! Pinning! Love it!
thank you Ilka, enjoy. When you prep, let me know how they come out. We love them
These sound like they are pretty good.
I hope you like them beyond pretty good!
Honey Nut Energy Bars. The kind of snack I try to stash and eat and the kids find and eat. And don’t leave any. I like it!
I so agree, stash and make a few extra for the kiddies…too cute
These look delicious…. I love the addition of the applesauce. Great flavor builder with that! The fact that Im completely addicted to peptic seeds at the moment leads me to believe I’ll be trying this soon!
Thank you Michele! I love using applesauce in my cooking. I agree, pepitas are the bomb!
Look at all that natural goodness! What I really love are the possibilities. No pistachios? Use pumpkin seed. No whole wheat flour, use ground almonds. This recipe rocks.
Yu are my kind of girl Terri! It is so true. I have made this numerous times and varied things due to what was in the pantry. Always delish!
Oh these look tasty and has everything I love. It sounds pretty easy to make too … like you, i’d go for at least a double batch and freeze! thank you!
Absolutely Cristina! Enjoy and you won’t be disappointed with a double batch to freeze some, yummo
I really need a new post workout snack and these would be perect! Thanks for the great recipe!
I hpe you enjoy, they are super yummy!
Ok these seem incredible. I must try them to see if I won’t abolutely love them!
Thank you, I hope you enjoy!
I remember those days! So hectic! These bars would certainly make them more tolerable. 🙂
Absolutely a great treat!
What a great combination of flavors! I love all of these ingredients. I bet they taste incredible!
Thank you, they are so yummy!
These are lovely! What great hearty texture and flavor!
Thank you so very much!
Such a wonderful idea. I’ve grown to dislike most store-bought bars like this b/c of all the added sugar and what not. Making them ourselves is the way to go. Great recipe.
Thank you Dani, I so agree. These have made me convinced I do not want a store bought granola or energy bar again
These look yummy and healthy! Win-Win! And I love freezing things! That makes it so much more convenient to make since you know you’ll have plenty that wont go bad! Yum….
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Absolutely, and they are just as delicious after freezing
This is my kind of snack! I am big fan of granola bars, but prefer homemade.
These are super easy to prepare and the variations are endless! I hope you make them soon
Those sound so good. I love snacks like this that are easy to take with me on the go.
Me too Robin! These are really delicious
I ALWAYS say that I need a weekend from my weekend..or at least a day between Saturday and Sunday 😉 These bars look so yummy and I think they would be the perfect morning treat before I hit the gym. Thanks for sharing 🙂
isn’t it the truth! Glad you liked the recipe too
These look so good! We have been working on making bars like these instead of buying them, going to have tory out this recipe!
enjoy, will be a quick prep and a yummy snack
Yum. These look so good. I would love to give them a try for myself. Would be great to have a snack just for myself.
They are s tasty!
those look really delicious. I love things like this for on the go. If you hadn’t told me I would have thought it was a KIND bar, straight from the package!
I am so glad you enjoy! Thank you