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No Bake Breakfast Bars with Cranberries and Seeds

January 3, 2019 By Gloria 11 Comments

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Please note that this post contains affiliate links of products that I love and use. This rewards me with a small commission if you choose to buy through the links and none of this will cost you anything – but it does help me pay the bills and deliver you quality content. – Love, Gloria.

Looking at the calendar and seeing it is January the 1st always excites me. It’s the beginning of a new year and an excellent opportunity to start fresh. I love pencilling in new schedules in my calendar and setting goals. While the standard goals seem to be the obligatory plans of getting fitter and losing the holiday weight in record time, I take the more relaxed route. I do not like to overwhelm myself with hard to reach goals and fret over numbers. I check my favourite pants and if they fit, fine. If they don’t… ah well. Days are getting longer, spring is nearing, and with it, the outdoor activities which should result in the loss of the few extra pounds I might or might not have gained have gained. Until then I will stick to my healthy but delicious breakfasts.

No-Bake Breakfast Bars

These no-bake breakfast bars with cranberries are not only a delicious breakfast but they are also my favourite way to use up any ingredients that I have left over from Christmas baking. While I recommend to try these out as they are; you can experiment by swapping out nuts and seeds for other variations. But keep in mind to stick to the ratios or the bars will have a completely different texture. I balanced all ingredients so they come out as a chewy and delicious bar.

No-Bake Breakfast Bars

I tend to make a huge batch of them and freeze them in suitable and airtight containers. When I want to eat them I take them out and leave them on the counter for a few minutes. Due to their fat content, they won’t go as solid as other things like ice so they can even be eaten straight out of the freezer if you have no issue biting into cold things. I love bringing them with me on trips for emergency snacking but they can also be served in a fancy manner. Due to their colour and taste, those no-bake breakfast bars are a very liked snack on parties. Just stack them on a cake stand and scatter some seeds and nuts around them. It looks delicious and they never last longer than a few minutes once the first person tried them.

No-Bake Breakfast Bars

How are you setting your goals for next year? The one thing that has always worked for me was a schedule. It seems to work best for me when I can take a planner out and look at the week ahead, and I am old-fashioned when it comes to that. Pen and paper seem to make more sense to me and I go all out and use anything from text markers to sticky notes. It works like magic for me. If you are the tech-savvy person that manages their time digitally, I applaud you. In fact, I completely envy you.

No-Bake Breakfast Bars

I can say with certainty it will be a while before I make the jump to digital notes, especially when it comes to cooking and recipe development. I love making little notes and not having to worry about covering a device in melted peanut butter, which is something that is happening in this recipe and it is my favourite part of making these bars. The smell of slightly heating the date and peanut butter mixture just until it combines is heavenly.

No-Bake Breakfast Bars

There’s just something very comforting about making these. Hardly anything can go wrong and the possibilities to adjust them to anyone’s taste are endless. Have you ever made breakfast bars? If you do try them, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it and feel free to tag your versions on Instagram with #gloriathegreedyvegan so I can find them.

Oh, how I wish I could let you grab one of these!

Happy New Year!

Love, Gloria.

No-Bake Breakfast Bars

 

No Bake Breakfast Bars with Cranberries and Seeds

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Vegan
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 249kcal
Author: The Greedy Vegan
These delicious no-bake breakfast bars are packed with vital nutrients. They are sweetened with dates which also give them their beautiful fudgy texture.
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Metric - US Customary

Ingredients

  • 300 g tightly packed pitted dates*
  • 125 ml water*
  • 50 g coconut oil
  • 125 g peanut butter
  • 175 g rolled oats
  • 100 g ground walnuts
  • 35 g roughly chopped walnuts
  • 20 g sunflower seeds
  • 20 g pumpkin seeds
  • 30 g cranberries
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence or 2 scraped vanilla beans
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • optional topping
  • 8 whole walnuts
  • 2 tbsp cranberries
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds

Instructions

  • Process the dates and water in a blender or food processor until smooth. Add the date paste with the coconut oil and peanut butter to a saucepan and heat gently to melt the oil and the peanut butter. Stir until evenly combined.
  • Add the paste to the dry ingredients and add the vanilla, salt and cardamom. Mix everything by hand or use a hand mixer with dough hook attachments.
  • Once it is evenly combined press the mixture into a square form of 20*20cm (8*8inch) that is lined with baking paper. Make sure to press the mass down as hard as you can. If it is too loose, there will be air trapped in the mixture, and that will make your bars crumble once you cut them. I lay a piece of baking paper on top of it because it makes it easier to even the surface out.
  • If you choose to make them look a little bit fancier, then scatter the topping over the evened out mixture and press the nuts and seeds into the surface. Cover with baking paper and store in the fridge for a few hours, best overnight.

Notes

* The amount of water and dates used in this recipe equals 2 cups ready-made date paste.
** Calories are calculated with the optional topping.

Nutrition

Serving: 60g | Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 278mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1.3mg

 

 
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Comments

  1. Allison says

    January 8, 2019 at 3:07 pm

    5 stars
    These are great! Thank you for sharing them.. I didn’t have the cranberries so used chopped apricots.

    Reply
    • Gloria says

      January 9, 2019 at 3:20 pm

      Hello Allison, glad you liked them. Apricots are a fantastic idea I will try that version myself next time! – Love, G.

      Reply
  2. Gretchen says

    January 8, 2019 at 11:25 pm

    5 stars
    Turned out great!

    Reply
  3. Laufey says

    January 9, 2019 at 3:14 pm

    4 stars
    Happy New Year from Iceland! I hope there will be more recipes this year!!

    Reply
    • Gloria says

      January 9, 2019 at 3:27 pm

      Same to you Laufey, happy New Year! I will try my best to post as much as I can. – Love, G.

      Reply
  4. Yoshiko says

    January 9, 2019 at 3:17 pm

    5 stars
    Can you make a recipe without nuts? My little man has allergies and I want to give him some of this..

    Reply
    • Gloria says

      January 9, 2019 at 3:29 pm

      Hello Yoshiko, I can post an adapted version of the recipe for you. Are there any other allergies besides nuts? – Love, G.

      Reply
  5. LuckyLee says

    February 5, 2019 at 5:28 pm

    4 stars
    I loved these but they were just a tad too sweet for me. Any way to reduce the sweetness?

    Reply
  6. Eileen says

    February 17, 2019 at 5:03 am

    Loved them! Can they be frozen.?

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    • Gloria says

      February 20, 2019 at 11:35 am

      Hello Eileen. Glad to hear you liked these bars and yes, they can be frozen. – Love, G.

      Reply
  7. Abby says

    March 25, 2019 at 3:38 pm

    5 stars
    They are so easy and ymmmm!

    Reply

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