Name: Coconut Oil Granola Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Modern
Ingredients: 250 g Oats; 80 g Coconut Oil; 100 g Honey; 60 g Almond Butter; 50 g Sunflower Seeds; 30 g Coconut; 40 g Dried Cranberries; 2 tbsp Chia Seeds; 1 pinch Salt; 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Modern · Snack · All year

Coconut Oil Granola Bars

4.6 community

15m

Prep

25m

Cook

Easy

Level

220

kcal

Chewy oat bars bound with coconut oil, honey, and determination — the lunchbox bar with a legible ingredient list.

What you need

Ingredients

Servings

250 g

🌾 Oats ›

80 g

🥥 Coconut Oil ›

melted

100 g

🍯 Honey ›

60 g

🥜 Almond Butter ›

50 g

🌻 Sunflower Seeds ›

30 g

🥥 Coconut ›

shredded, toasted

40 g

🍒 Dried Cranberries ›

2 tbsp

⚫ Chia Seeds ›

1 pinch

🧂 Salt ›

1 tsp

🌸 Vanilla Extract ›

Add all to shopping list

Mise en place

Before you start

15m

Prep

25m

Cook

40m

Total

Serves

Equipment

Mixing bowl

Prep checklist

Coconut Oil — melted

Coconut — shredded, toasted

3 steps

Method

Warm coconut oil, honey, almond butter, vanilla, and salt into a syrup; stir through the oats, seeds, and cranberries.

Press HARD into a lined 20 cm tin — a flat-bottomed glass, real force; loose bars crumble.

💡

Compression is the binding agent as much as the syrup. Press like you mean it.

Bake at 160°C until golden-edged, 22–25 minutes; cool COMPLETELY before cutting (warm = crumbs, cool = bars).

From the chef

Notes

Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.

Afterwards

Keep, reheat & pair

Storage

Airtight container, 3 days.

Freezing

Usually better fresh.

Reheating

A hot dry pan or 180°C oven re-crisps almost anything in 3–5 minutes.

Make ahead

Portion into grab-and-go containers; most keep 3 days.

Wine pairing

Whatever's open.

Beer pairing

Whatever's cold.

On the plate

Serve it with

Sides

A dipping sauce

Crunchy vegetables

Garnish

A pinch of flaky salt

Chili flakes

Taste map

Flavor profile

Sweet

Salty

Sour

Bitter

Umami

Heat

Per serving

Nutrition

220

kcal

protein

26g

carbs

11g

fat

fiber

520mg

sodium

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My notes

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