Tired of relying on expensive “energy” bars that might not be any better than candy? These great granola-like treats can be a served for breakfast, between-meals, or as a healthy solution to hunger when you’re on-the-go. And they’re as fun to make as they are to eat!
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Preparation Time
15 minutes
Cooking Time
30 minutes
Difficulty Rating
1
Serves
16

Ingredients
- 2 large omega-3 or pastured eggs
- ¼ cup / 50 g Stevia powder or monk fruit sweetener
- 1½ Tbsp. / 22½ ml organic canola/rapeseed, almond, or hazelnut oil
- 2 cups / 310 g oven-toasted oats
- ⅓ cup / 40 g chopped oven-toasted nuts
- 1½ Tbsp. / 15 g whole wheat or rice flour
- ½ Tbsp. / 7½ g vanilla or almond extract
- ½ Tbsp. / 4 g ground cinnamon (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F / 160°C. Spray a medium baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Mix all ingredients together, and spread in baking pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes, until lightly toasted. Cool and cut into bars.
Serving size:1 bars
Exchanges per Serving: 1¼ Carb, 0 Protein, 1 Fat
Can truvia be substituted for stevia
Hi, Patvoss. Yes, that’s fine.
Hi, is there any way to save your favorite recipes or those you’d like to try in the future to a folder or something similar on this site? It would make things a lot more convenient, at least for me.
Hi, Seayamamoto. We recommend creating a designated folder in the “favorites” or “bookmarks” in your web browser or search engine. For easy access, place that folder on your browser’s toolbar.
These are called fruit and nut bars, Idont see fruit in the ingrediant list or did I miss it. How much do you add of ehat kind and how will it affect the exchages?
Hi, rustygate. If you use the personal version of the Menu Planner application (the right-most option here: http://www.trimdownclub.com/menu-planner), you will see some of our recipes in the “Recipes” subcategory of each major food group. For newer recipes that have not yet been added into the system, you can use them to substitute for the main ingredient in your meal. You can also match up the exchanges visible at the end of each recipe and when you click on “Exchange Mode” in the toolbar above your menu. The match doesn’t have to be perfect.
Hi, marguarita. In this particular recipe, you can use the same amount of sugar. If you use whole sugar, even better. Just note that it will add about 1/3 of a carb exchange to each bar. By the way, what is the reason for your physical intolerance to sweeteners?
Hi: I see that mostly all your recipes call for Stevia or monk powder. My body can’t tolerate anything but pure sugar. Can I use sugar in place of these, and would the amount be the same?
Hi, Mjatkin. Absolutely!
Can these be frozen?
Hi, Malgorzata. Sure – just count it in your menu plan according to the exchanges.
can you have one every day ?
Hi, JulieBradley. Rapeseed is basically canola, so yes!
can u use rapeseed oil as I don’t have canola, hazelnut or almon oil
Hi, CallieMae. No, we don’t work with calories, but rather with meeting your nutritional needs. The point is that we DON’T want you to worry, just enjoy.
Do we care about the calories? It is hard after all these years not to necessarily worry about the calorie content and only consider the health value. I need to go shopping to get all of the ingredients, but I think I will attempt to make these.
Hi, Mary61. Chickpea flour is excellent.
A bit new to this program. What is the verdict on chick pea flour?
Hi, Breitbrooke. We definitely don’t want anyone to use processed or quick oats. This recipe was intended for users to add in whole steel-cut oats. Our guidance regarding oats is in the main Program Guide (see “My Downloads” above). No worries.
I will try this for the family
Does anyone have a great granola / nut bar recipe that DOES NOT include flour?
Also – shouldn’t we be using Steel Cut Oates rather than the processed ones in this recipe?
Thanks,
Dan
Hi, tricialgreen. We are working on adding exchange information to all the recipes. In the meantime, you can use this list for the Menu Planner foods: http://www.trimdownclub.com/exchanges-lists. You will note they are very similar to the exchanges used by the American Diabetes Association.
Hi, DonnaSimpson. Look for wholemeal breads, then check the ingredients list to be sure all the flour is wholemeal or sprouted. The major food chains in the UK ad Whole Foods Market all carry wholemeal products.
Hi, Frances. Not all of the recipes have made it into the Menu Planner. You can swap it in for a serving of breakfast cereal.
Hi, mzweif19. It may be bitter if you use pure Stevia. Try using monk fruit for less of a bitter edge, or an inulin-based sweetener like “JustLikeSugar” (though add a full cup).
Yummy! A little drier than expected but very tasty. I added a teaspoon of chia seeds and used half sultanas and half dried apricot as fruit. Because that’s what I had I used rice flour not whole wheat.
i just made these and im trying to figure out why they have such an awful after taste?
what can be used instead of stevia powder or monk fruit sweetener? maybe honey!!!!!!!
thanks for the great recipee i will make it right now to take away on holidays loretta
Where will I find this on my Food choices? I have looked in Breakfast meals which is where I found the menu, but it isn’t there?
I havn’t tried any of the recipes yet, as I have just joined. I noticed that there is no nutritional values at the end of the recipes. I am diabetic and I need to know carbs and protein levels. Now that I have paid for all the apps. I am disappointed to discover this.
all breads have whole wheat flour cannot find 100% whole grain please advise.
Hi, Chas59. The program does not work with calories, but I can tell you that each bar yields 15 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of protein, and 4 grams of fat.
Hi, Wendy. Whole grains are encouraged. When we wrote about “whole wheat” we were referring to the misleading labeling of many breads, which include a little bit of whole wheat flour, but give the impression that they are healthy. For that reason, we encourage you to seek 100% whole grain (including wheat) products.
I am new to this – what is the nutritional analysis of these bars?
How many calories are each bar?
I thought we weren’t supposed to eat whole wheat
Nutritional analysis information will be provided in the near future.
Hi, Tiewling. You can definitely use Stevia instead of monk fruit.
Hi, CatherineCox. Eggland’s Best are great for omega-3s, definitely; however, if your local homegrown eggs are grass-fed, that’s great, too!. Monk fruit sweetener is one of the newer natural no-carb sweeteners, used in the same proportions as Stevia (the most common brand names are Nectresse and Monk Fruit in the Raw).
To all: We prefer not to encourage agave or honey because they are high in fructose, which can work against your efforts here. If you do not like Stevia and monk fruit is exorbitant, try coconut sugar or xylitol, which taste like sugar and are used in similar proportions – for this recipe, you would add 1 cup, but do note that coconut sugar will add 15 grams (1 exchange) of carbs to each bar.
I love taking granola bars to munch on mid morning or late afternoon. What is monkfruit sweetner? Can I use agave or honey? Do you recomend Eggland’s Best eggs? I usually opt for local home grown. Thank you for the low fat, low sugar treat.
Can I used stevia powder instead of mongfruits sweetener?
Having the nutritional analysis on all the recipes would be very nice. People are
used to being able to check that out.
Hi,
I used sweet freedom (wait rose) looks like honey and make them really sweet and didn’t need to use very much.
My husband loves these and soooo easy to make!
Though definitely needed 3 eggs.
Happy baking
can you use agave rather than monkfruit
i have made these a few times now, I have no idea what monkfriut sweetener is so I use a couple of tbsp. of organic honey, they are very nice and you can put in whatever fruit and nut you like
I live in Australia and have never heard of Monkfruit sweetner. What can I use as an ulternative. I agree with the other comments that a nutritional analysis would be good.
Monk-fruit sweetener is Nectresse made by splenda, and 8oz is a cup…
I live in the US but i have no idea what monkfruit sweetner is or where to get it
It would be evn more helpful if you put a UK equivalent of US products in the recipe. Monkfruit sweetner cost huge amount of money on UK Amazon!
I agree with Chris01. It would really help if each one had a nutritional analysis if we, for example, find that we ate more carbs and less protein. Or more sugars than more calcium etc.
I really wish the recipes showed the nutritional analysis
I have type 1 diabetes and must count carbs in order to determine how much insulin to take. Is there somewhere on your site that I can find this information?
What is monk fruit sweetener? What is the uk equivalent please. Also, what is the weight for ‘a cup’
Thanks