Easy Low Carb Granola Bars
Easy snacks really are the best. Easy to make snack recipes that are also keto-friendly are even better! Now that grocery stores are more in tune with the keto diet, you can find more diet-friendly foods in most stores. However, nothing is quite as good as something homemade. We are always trying to come up with easy, tasty snack recipes that we can enjoy while sticking to our keto lifestyle.
The other day, I felt like making granola bars. Granola bars use to be one of my absolute favorite snacks but a good low carb granola bar is hard to come by. I decided I needed to make my own granola bars that would fit into my diet and be just as delicious as any full-carb bar out there. That is when this three-ingredient recipe was born.
One of the main ingredients in most granola bar recipes is oats. Any keto follower knows that oats are off-limits. They are packed with carbs! Bet you didn’t realize that until you started watching out for sneaky carbs. I definitely didn’t. But it is true, one cup of oats has about 103 grams of carbs. That’s insane! And clearly why oats are never found in any keto foods.
Instead of basing my low carb granola bars around oats, I decided to use my favorite maple pecan granola. So Nourished maple pecan granola is completely grain-free, gluten-free and sugar-free. It is also high in fiber and vegan. What is in this magical granola? So many good things. Pecans, almonds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds and chia seeds are all mixed together with sweet erythritol and maple flavoring. A little salt and a touch of cinnamon jazz up the granola and make for a perfect snack. Sure, you can eat the granola straight out of the bag but that can be messy. However, it is the perfect base for a great granola bar!
Now that I have the perfect main ingredient for the granola bars, I just needed something to help them stick together. Peanut butter and pancake syrup to the rescue! Two of the stickiest ingredients out there… Peanut butter and So Nourished pancake syrup are melted together and then tossed with the granola. The mix is pressed into a pan, compacting the granola to help it become more dense and solid. Into the freezer it goes!
Once frozen, the bars can be cut, eaten or wrapped for later. They will stay fresh in the freezer for up to three months! Of course, they have never stuck around that long in my house. I devour these bars almost instantly. All that maple taste and nutty goodness is hard to resist.
So there you have it, folks! Easy, delicious keto granola bars that take only seconds to make. I know you will go crazy for this recipe and hopefully make these low carb bars all the time. Having a sweet, salty snack on hand is something a keto dieter needs. Enjoy!
| Servings: granola bars |
- 1 cup peanut butter, smooth, unsweetened
- 1/2 cup So Nourished Pancake Syrup
- 2 1/2 cups So Nourished Maple Pecan Granola
- Line an 8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper, pushing the paper into the edges of the pan as much as you can.
- Place the peanut butter and pancake syrup in a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 20 seconds.
- Stir the peanut butter mix and heat for another 20 seconds. Continue heating and stirring in 20 second increments until it is bubbling when you take it out of the microwave.
- Stir the granola into the hot peanut butter mix and stir quickly to coat the granola completely in the peanut butter.
- Pour the mix into the prepared pan and spread it evenly with a rubber spatula.
- Place a second piece of parchment paper on top of the bars and press the mix down tightly into the pan. The more you pack the granola bars, the better they will hold together!
- Place the pan in the freezer and freeze for about 35 minutes.
- Use the parchment paper to gently lift the bars out of the pan. Use a sharp knife to cut the bars and enjoy! Store in the freezer until you are ready to eat.
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The content on this website should not be taken as medical advice and you should ALWAYS consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. We provide nutritional data for our recipes as a courtesy to our readers. We use Total Keto Diet app software to calculate the nutrition and we remove fiber and sugar alcohols, like erythritol, from the total carbohydrate count to get to the net carb count, as they do not affect your blood glucose levels. You should independently calculate nutritional information on your own and not rely on our data. The website or content herein is not intended to cure, prevent, diagnose or treat any disease. This website shall not be liable for adverse reactions or any other outcome resulting from the use of recipes or recommendations on the Website or actions you take as a result. Any action you take is strictly at your own risk.
Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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