As a kid I ate granola bars all the time but now I love to make them!

These Cinnamon Spiced Granola Bars are full of good-for-you ingredients like oats, seeds and nuts.

You don’t need to bake these granola bars so they’re super easy to make!

A base of oats, pumpkins seeds, pecans, shredded coconut and chopped dates makes these granola bars full of flavour.

Then a simple mixture of cinnamon & nutmeg with maple syrup and almond butter binds everything together.

The cinnamon and nutmeg spices are my absolute favourite during the Fall and Winter months; they complement the other ingredients perfectly.

Just pair with a cup of tea or coffee for the perfect morning snack!

Cinnamon Spiced Granola Bars

5 from 4 votes

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: granola bar

Prep Time: 10

Resting Time in Freezer: 30

Total Time: 40

Servings: bars

Author: Jess

Filled with good-for-you ingredients like oats, seeds and nuts, these Cinnamon Spiced Granola Bars are easy to make and the perfect snack!

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Ingredients

2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped nuts pecans, walnuts or almonds
1/4 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
8 medjool dates, chopped substitute with 1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins
pinch sea salt
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup almond butter
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Instructions

Line a square pan with parchment paper. Mix oats, nuts, pumpkin seeds, coconut, chopped dates and sea salt in a bowl.
Combine cinnamon, nutmeg, maple syrup and almond butter in a small pot and turn to medium heat. When the mixture starts to bubble, take off of the heat and stir to make sure everything is combined.
Pour the wet mixture over the oat mixture and stir to combine, making sure everything is coated nicely. Pour into the square pan and press down to make sure everything sticks together really well.
Put the pan in the freezer for a half hour then remove and cut into bars or squares. Store in the freezer for up to a month or in the fridge for a week.

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I love to meal-prep snacks for each week and these bars are a go-to for me. Especially since you can make them and freeze the granola bars until you need one!

And if you want to be super-extra for Fall, pair with a warm pumpkin spiced drink too.

If you love granola ANYTHING as much as I do, my Easy Skillet Coconut & Almond Granola might just be for you too. It’s another great recipe to meal-prep for the week.

Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess

8 Comments

Katherine | Love In My Oven says:

October 4, 2019 at 11:02 am

We’re crazy about granola bars. We go through so many for school snacks and just for regular snacking during the day! I’m totally trying your recipe, but I’m going to swap the almond butter for pumpkin seed butter to make them school-friendly too! 🙂

1. Jess says:
  
  October 5, 2019 at 9:02 am
  
  Swapping the almond butter for pumpkin seed butter is a GREAT idea to make them school-friendly! I hope you and your family enjoy the recipe!
  
Kim - The Puffy Biscuit says:

October 4, 2019 at 4:49 am

These look delicious! I love that they would be so easy to make gluten-free by using gluten-free oats. Pinning to try soon!

1. Jess says:
  
  October 5, 2019 at 9:03 am
  
  Thank you for the recipe love! And 100% you can swap in gluten-free oats – I’d love to know what you think when you make them!
  
Matt - Total Feasts says:

October 2, 2019 at 3:38 pm

Granola bars were a staple of my lunch as a kid, but they didn’t look as nice as these!

1. Jess says:
  
  October 3, 2019 at 12:44 pm
  
  Ahh thanks Matt! I ate them alot as a kid too so these ones are definitely kid AND adult friendly 🙂
  
Colleen says:

October 2, 2019 at 11:07 am

These bars look super nutritious but delicious at the same time. And so convenient to have on hand in the freezer. Pinning to try!

1. Jess says:
  
  October 3, 2019 at 12:45 pm
  
  You totally got it Colleen! Packed full of good-for-you ingredients and tasty, I hope you enjoy them!