How to Make Seed Bars! An easy recipe for nut-free, oil-free, refined sugar-free, paleo-approved energy bars that are super crunchy, energizing and addicting! The perfect snack!
Here’s a simple recipe for sugar-free, Seed Bars – nut-free, grain-free, oil-free, paleo energy bars that only take 5 minutes of hands-on time before baking in the oven. High in protein and fiber, these energy bars make for a simple breakfast on the go or an energy-boosting midday snack!
Because they are full of little scrubbing seeds they do a great job of keeping one regular, which I’m hearing can be an issue with Paleo or Keto diets.
What I personally love about them is how convenient they are as a “grab and go” snack- keeping me feeling energized and fueled whether I’m running errands,hiking or cross-country skiing. Easily transportable, I keep a little zip-lock bag tucked away in the glove compartment of my car for hunger emergencies. Pretty handy.
How to make Seed Bars! | 45-sec video!
Super Seeds- pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, sesame seeds, flax seeds, and hemp seeds are packed full of nutrients – fiber, protein and health-boosting vitamins and minerals – nutritional powerhouses!
Keep these Seed Bars vegan and use real maple syrup if you like, but my personal favorite is using honey. The flavor is better here and honey seems to be a better binder.
We are on our third batch this month. I just make the Seed Bars and leave them out on the counter in the kitchen for easy snacking. They magically disappear!
Also, leaving them out, uncovered also keeps them nice and crisp.
Tell me what you think … I hope you love them as much as I do.
And remember to tag your photos #feastingathome so I can see!
Seed Bars
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 55
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 10 1x
- Category: snack, gluten-free, bar
- Method: baked
- Cuisine: northwest
Description
Seed Bars! Nut-free, oil-free, grain-free, paleo approved energy bars that only take 5 minutes of hands on time before baking in the oven. High in protein and fiber, these all natural bars make for a simple breakfast on the go or energy boosting midday snack!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds ( raw)
- ½ cup sunflower seeds ( raw)
- 1 heaping cup large flaked coconut (unsweetened)
- ¼ cup sesame seeds
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- ¼ cup flax seeds ( or sub hemp seeds )
- generous pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup honey ( warmed for easier mixing- heat jar in a hot water bath) or maple syrup– see notes
Instructions
preheat oven to 325F (300 F if electric oven)
Mix the seeds and salt together in a medium bowl. Stir in vanilla and warm honey, until uniformly combined.
Place a piece of parchment in an 8 x 8 baking pan ( all the way up the sides too) . Spray lightly with oil.
Pour seed mix into lightly greased, parchment-lined pan and using a wet metal spatula, spread it out, into corners and edges and press down firmly until you have a compacted, smooth surface at a uniform depth.
Place on the middle rack in the oven for 40-55 minutes. Check at 25 minutes adjusting heat down to 300F, if edges seem too brown. For a chewy consistency, take out at 40-45 minutes, for a crispier crunchy consistency, let it cook the full 50 -55 minutes. Keep in mind, all ovens are different, so heat may vary. The key is….You want to take them out when they are perfectly golden, before they get too dark. So keep a close eye on them after 40 minutes. If you take them out too early (before they are golden) they may be too chewy and sticky. Pay attention to the color.
For example, I’ve cooked these in two different ovens. In the gas oven, 50-55 minutes delivered perfectly golden bars. In the electric oven, 40 minutes were enough for perfectly golden. 55 minutes would have totally burnt them.
Remove from oven, and cool completely. You could place in the fridge to cool faster. When it’s completely cooled, take the parchment out of the pan, turn it over and remove parchment. Flip back over and cut into desired shapes or bars. Store at room temp. To keep them crisp, store uncovered, on the counter.
Notes
You can easily make these vegan by substituting maple syrup and add 1 tablespoon ground flax. They will be slightly more crumbly, but not too bad.
If you don’t have an 8×8 pan, you could make “crackle” on a sheet pan. Basically place mixture on a parchment lined sheet pan, pressing down hard with spatula, into an 8-10 inch round. It will spread out and become thin in the oven. Check at 35-40 minutes and pull it out when it is deeply golden. Let it cool completely. Break apart into crackle.
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These turned out delicious! I made it as written, but used a loaf pan and baked half of the batter at a time. perfect in my gas oven after 45 mins. Absolutely a keeper. Thank you for the recipe — I have been searching for one like it!
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Awesome! Glad you liked this! 🙌
I Replaced the coconut with quinoa puffs as my daughter doesn’t like coconut and it was what I had in the cupboard, they worked out great. Definitely need to wait until they have cooled completely before cutting, can tell the difference-if it’s breaking apart – wait longer
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Yay! Glad it worked Kyie! 🙌
Good, healthy bar’s, I’ve been looking for these for a long time.
Easy to prepare, just follow instructions and they come out perfectly.
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I’ve just tried the bars for the first time. At about 25 mins I got a really strong smell. At 30 mins I decided to check on them and them were super brown on the top, and getting burnt on the periphery! Disappointed with the result
Oh shoot! that shouldn’t have happened. Did you use the top rack or convection?
Love love love this recipe. I make these once a fortnight and leave them in an airtight jar in my pantry and they’re so good for a pre-game snack, midday snack or just a healthy sweet treat.
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Great to hear and glad you like! 🙌
Great recipe, except in my electric oven by 30 minutes it was already brown! Next time I’ll check on it a little bit earlier. Thank you
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I loved the idea of home made bars but mine got burnt the sides and bottom looked way too dark . What could have possibly gone wrong ? I do bake often and my twin toddlers love chia seed bars from Trader Joe’s . I know oven are different . However I did check at 40 mins and I omitted sunflower seeds and coconut flakes – did not have it handy . I’m going to try again . Could it possibly be the thickness of the bar because of lesser ingredients? Wanted your inputs before I delve into this again . Hate wasting 🙁
It may be. Did you replace with other ingredients? Also all ovens run differently. Use middle rack and perhaps lower your heat slightly.
Can I replace half the honey with tahini ? And half the coconut with walnuts and more sunflower seeds ?
Also if I can’t then can I replace half the honey with mashed ripe banana ? Is that possible lol sorry, I forgot to ask in my previous question:)
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Hi- the honey is the binder here. If you replace it the bars will not stick together.
Feel free to change up the nuts and seeds, but the honey holds things together.
Could you give your exact measurement for the honey in metric. I find imperial is terribly inaccurate, even trying conversion measures incorrect. So if you do not mind giving me your actual measurement. Thanks . Beautiful recipe.
340 Grams – You can always just google it. Sorry I dont have a converter.
Hi, these bars sound wonderful! I’m diabetic so avoid honey and maple syrup. Do you know of a binder that could work with these bars? Maybe chia egg? or real egg? Thanks!
That is a great question. I’m not sure! I’ll start thinking about it.
Raw unprocessed honey will not harm diabetics. I have that confirmed from the naturopath.
Sugar is sugar, whether it has or hasn’t been pasteurised, cooked with or processed in some other way.
Even if it were true that raw, unprocessed honey was completely fine for diabetics, using it in this recipe would mean it was no longer raw or unprocessed.
We love these bars!! My toddlers can munch them no problem if I cut the baking time and leave them soft and crumbly. I recently bought some puffed rice and was thinking of adding it into the recipe to add some bulk. Any thoughts or suggestions? I think I’ll experiment.
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Sounds good! Let me know how it turns out!
This recipe is awesome! My partner loves it so much I find myself making a new batch every few days now! He is addicted to them.
I don’t mind as it’s such a simple recipe to make and such brilliant results every time. Amazing flavours and texture and it’s so good for you too!
He says he has no need to hang-out in seedy bars now he gets the perfect ones at home! 😂
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yay! Haha! love it! Glad you both are enjoying!
I like this recipe since it isn’t too sweet and doesn’t have heavy nutbutters. I added some almond meal that I had on hand. Raw honey didn’t need to be heated since it was liquid enough for mixing. Excellent with coffee in the morning!
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It looks and tastes delicious.
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Super yummy and you can take them to school. Kids approved
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Yes, very packable!
A million times better than any bar you can find at the grocery store. The whole family loves these.
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Thanks Kylie! Appreciate this!!! xo
Delicious and best veggan option
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Hi Sylvia!
Just tried this recipe tonight, followed to a tee and found that it bubbled when it still had 8mins to go. Hoping it cools and solidifies by morning but tastes nice either way!
Let us know the outcome, thanks!
Delish! I just made these bars and my daughter & I each tried a piece and had to have more! We both love them. I need more recipes with fibre for her constipation, so wanted to try this one.
I followed your recipe to a T. Cooked for 40 mins and they were already getting quite brown around the edges, but turned out perfect.
Love that they have no nuts so can be packed in her lunch for school next week.
Thank you!
Andrea
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Great to hear Andrea!
Thanks for the recipe. I baked mine this afternoon, turns out ok.
I am not a baker of any sort, in fact this may the first thing I have baked for 30 years. Very impressed with initial batch, now I will be a regular baker. I doubled up on the ingredients.
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Haha! I Love it DAVE! Great to hear!
These taste great and feel healthy — thank you!
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What might be a good substitute for the coconut? I really hate dried coconut.
YOu could leave them out and replace with more of the seeds.
My family loves this recipe! We always have some in the cupboard for a healthy go to snack. My friend loves it so much that I have made her a little kit in a jar with all the dry ingredients measured out and layered for her birthday! Don’t worry, I have made sure to give you full credit for the recipe ☺️Thank you!
haha! Thanks, love it… perfect!