Chocolate Dipped Granola Bars Recipe

Granola bars are delicious, chewy, and filling snacks that contain several health benefits (depending on the recipe, of course). You can eat them at home or enjoy them when you’re on the go. You can even take granola bars on hikes for a boost of energy.

But instead of buying Nature Valley granola bars in bulk, we decided to create our own version. It’s not only cheaper, but it’s also much healthier. They’re easy and fun to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

This chocolate dipped granola bars recipe will be your new favorite. Make them for your entire family, cause y’all know that the kids will love anything dipped in chocolate, or share them with your friends. 

These simple granola bars are perfect to kick off the new year. You can leave off the chocolate dip if you wish to cut back on the sugar, but having it will make them extra tasty and extra enticing to the little ones.

But before we proceed to the recipe, let’s talk about some of the health benefits you can get from granola bars.

Chocolate Covered Granola Bar Nutrition Facts:

Most store-bought granola bars usually contain high amounts of sugar. In fact, a 2016 New York Times survey of about 2,000 Americans and 672 nutritionists revealed that while more than 70% of Americans described granola bars as “healthy,” less than a third of nutritional experts agreed.

That’s why it’s highly recommended that you whip up your own homemade granola bars, so you can monitor the amount of sugar and other ingredients you use in your granola bar recipe. Because at the end of the day, you can still reap some good benefits from the healthy ingredients you use. 

Reduces Cholesterol 

Granola bars contain soluble fiber (mainly from the oatmeal) that can help reduce cholesterol build-up that might be threatening your heart health.

Boosts Energy

A granola bar that contains healthy sugars can give you the energy you need without crashing or feeling sluggish.

Great Source of Protein and Fiber

Granola bars are an amazing source of protein and soluble fiber. The protein in a granola bar keeps you fuller for longer while helping build and strengthen your muscles.

Great Source of Vitamin E

Vitamin E is the source for silky, strong hair and soft, glowing skin. Granola bars, especially our recipe with almonds, is a good source for this vitamin. 

Helps Weight Loss

Granola bars have long been hailed as an ideal snack for weight watchers, thanks to its nutrient-packed goodness. These delicious bars keep you feeling full for a longer amount of time, thus reducing your food intake.

Now that we’ve established just how much better healthy granola bars can be, let’s jump to our chocolate dipped granola bars recipe!

We all love Ree Drummond right? This chocolate dipped granola bars recipe is based on her recipe here. We’ve made a few changes though, so follow our detailed recipe below.

Chocolate Dipped Granola Bars Recipe

Ingredients:

• 6 cups rolled oats (not quick oats)
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted, plus more for greasing
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ cup agave
• 1 1/2 cups rice cereal
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• ½ cup ground flax seed
• 1/2 cup toasted coconut
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped almonds
• 8 ounces milk chocolate, melted

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a bowl, toss the rolled oats with the canola oil, cinnamon, melted butter and . 
3. Spread the mixture out on 2 baking sheets and toast in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Shake the pan occasionally to make sure the oats cook evenly and do not burn. When perfectly toasted, remove from the oven and set aside.
4. Reduce the oven heat to 325 degrees F.
5. In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, honey, apple juice and agave. Continuously stir while heating slowly until everything is combined. Stir in the vanilla and remove from the heat.
6. Grease one baking sheet thoroughly with butter.
7. In another bowl, toss together the toasted oats, rice cereal, wheat germ, coconut and almonds. Pour in the sugar mixture. Be sure to stir as you pour. Mix well to thoroughly coat ingredients.The mixture will be very sticky.
8. Press onto the greased baking sheet and pop in the oven. Bake until golden (about 25 minutes). Remove from the oven and let cool.
9. While still in the pan, cut into granola bar sized pieces with a sharp knife.(They can be cut while they are warm.)  Remove pieces from the pan.
10. Once the granola bars have cooled, dip the bottom parts straight into the melted chocolate. Place on parchment paper to set the chocolate or pop in the refrigerator. Enjoy!

No doubt about it, your entire family will love this chocolate dipped granola bar recipe! Whip up a batch of these anytime for a go to healthy snack that everyone, you included, will be fighting over. 

With this homemade version, you can control the quality and quantity of the ingredients and ensure that this recipe will be as healthy or as decadent as you want it to be.

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Ingredients

• 6 cups rolled oats
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 4 tablespoons butter melted, plus more for greasing
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• ¼ cup agave
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups rice cereal
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• ½ cup ground flax seed
• 1/2 cup toasted coconut
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped almonds
• 8 ounces milk chocolate melted

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a bowl, toss the oats with the canola oil, cinnamon, melted butter and salt.
• Spread the mixture out on 2 baking sheets and toast in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Shake the pan occasionally to make sure the oats do not burn.
• Remove from the oven and set aside.
• Reduce the heat to 325 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, honey, apple juice and agave.
• Stir while heating slowly until everything is combined.
• Stir in the vanilla and remove from the heat.
• Grease one baking sheet thoroughly with butter.
• Toss together the toasted oats, rice cereal, wheat germ, coconut and almonds.
• Pour in the sugar mixture.  Be sure to stir as you pour.
• Toss to combine.  The mixture will be very sticky.
• Press into the greased baking sheet and bake until golden (about 25 minutes).
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Cut into granola bar sized pieces with a sharp knife and remove from the pan.
• Dip the bottom only of the cooled granola bars straight into the melted chocolate.
• Set on parchment until set or pop in the refrigerator.

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If you love this, you might also enjoy our cranberry white chocolate granola recipe here. You can also click here to check out our coconut almond granola recipe.