Keto Granola Protein Bars
How to Make It
Step 1
Chop raw almonds or use slivered almonds, and add them to a small mixing bowl. Add chopped walnuts, hemp seeds, and salted pepitas (pumpkin seeds) to the bowl. Pour the ingredients into a wide skillet on your stove and toast them at medium heat.
Step 2
Once the nuts and seeds are toasted, add them to a larger mixing bowl. Melt coconut oil in your microwave, then pour it over the ingredients in the bowl. Use a spatula to fold the ingredients over, getting everything coated in coconut oil.
Step 3
While the granola is still warm, add the almond butter, honey, maple extract, and liquid stevia drops to the bowl. Fold the ingredients over again until the butter and honey melt and coat the nuts and seeds. Leave the granola aside to cool for 10 minutes.
Step 4
After the granola cools, fold the chocolate chips into the granola (120 pieces is approximately 1 ounce). Line a 7×5 glass or ceramic dish with parchment paper, and pour the granola into the dish. Use your spatula to gently press the granola into all four corners.
Step 5
Freeze the granola for just 30 minutes. Then, remove the parchment paper from the dish to lift out the firm granola. Cut the granola into slices for serving. Keep chilled.
Ingredients
- Almonds – 0.25 cup, chopped
- Walnuts – 0.25 cup, chopped
- Hemp Seeds Shelled Or Hulled – 0.5 cup
- Pumpkin Seed Kernels (shelled) Roasted With Salt – 0.5 cup
- Coconut oil – 0.25 cup
- Almond butter – 2 tbsp
- Honey – 2 tsp
- Maple Extract – 0.25 tsp
- Liquid stevia – 15 Drop
- Dark Chocolate Chips (Keto-friendly) – 120 chips