Baked Sourdough Granola Bars

These nutritious baked sourdough granola bars are filled with the goodness of sourdough starter, nuts, seeds, honey and peanut butter. They make the perfect breakfast on the go or a snack at any time of the day!

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword Sourdough Discard

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings bars

Calories 366kcal

Equipment

Baking Pan (9" x 9")

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

250 g Sourdough Starter (or sourdough discard)
150 g Honey
100 g Peanut Butter (can sub for any seed butter)
10 g Vanilla (approx. 2 tsp)
25 g Coconut Oil (melted)

Dry Ingredients

200 g Rolled Oats
100 g Nuts (you can use pecans, almonds, walnuts, pistachios - any nuts you enjoy eating)
10 g Chia Seeds
10 g Sesame Seeds
40 g Pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
70 g Raisins (can use craisins if you want to)
85 g Dried Apricots (can use dried dates if you want to)
70 g Chocolate Chips (plus extra for topping if required)
2 g Cinnamon (1 tsp)
4 g Salt (just a pinch)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 175C (350F). Line a 9 x 9 baking tin with parchment paper.
Add all of the dried ingredients to a large mixing bowl and set aside.
Now add all of the wet ingredients to a batter jug or small bowl and stir until well combined.
Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
Pour into your prepared baking pan and push down as much as you can. Use a piece of parchment paper to cover the top of the granola mix and push down using a glass or smaller baking pan.
Place the granola bar mix into the oven and bake for 30 minutes at 175C (350F) or until the edges are golden and the mix is firm to the touch.
Allow the granola bars to cool in the tin before using the parchment paper to carefully lift onto a chopping board and slice into bars of your desired size.
Wrap sourdough granola bars individually and store in the refrigerator.

Notes

Nuts and Seeds - You can add any type of nuts and seeds you like to these. I love using pecans and almonds, but you can throw in any nuts and seeds you enjoy eating. Here are some ideas:

Tropical Paradise - use 100g of macadamia and cashew nuts and swap out the chia and sesame seeds for coconut flakes. Add diced pineapple, mango and papaya as opposed to raisins and dried apricots. Skip the cinnamon.

Berry Blast - use 100g of cashews and almonds and add dried strawberries, blueberries and raspberries as your dried fruit component. I love adding a few tablespoons of hemp seed to these too.

Chocolate Lover's Dream - add 100g of hazelnuts and peanuts as your nuts, skip the dried fruit and add the same weight in your favorite chocolate chips. I usually keep the pepitas, sesame and chia in for this one. Add a sprinkle of flakey sea salt for an extra special touch.

Apple Cinnamon Crunch - use 100g of walnuts and pecans and add a few tablespoons of flaxseeds. Use diced dried apples instead of dried apricots.

Mocha Madness - if you're coffee lover like me then try adding a tablespoon of instant coffee powder to your mix, along with some dried cherries instead of dried apricots. I love using hazelnuts and pecans for this one, and some sneaky extra chocolate chips on top.

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