Cherry Almond Granola Bars

First time with this recipe, but I’ll make it again! I mixed in a Tablespoon of vegan butter and some maple sugar to the oats/almonds before putting them in the oven. Used currants instead of cherries. Added chocolate chips. The consistency is perfect, but I think I overdid the sweetness. I’m now treating it more like a dessert, and everyone is happy.

Another incredible recipe crafted by you! Love the texture of these, the crunch of the sliced almonds and oats and the tartness that the cherries give are just perfect! I added mini chocolate chips because I couldn’t not.🍒🍫

Wow I adore these! I used peanut butter instead of almond butter and didn’t find it overpowered, and creamed honey instead of maple syrup (added a little extra coconut oil to help thin the mixture slightly). Will def make these again and double the recipe next time.

This is a fantastic recipe and the bars really hold together. I add pumpkin seeds and hemp hearts.

this came out delicious even they didn’t hold very well but still tasted great! I left out oil and maple syrup. toasted oat and seasame seeds and pine nuts. I used nuttzo instead of almond butter because that what I have. I probably used 1/4 cup of date paste (didn’t measure it) with some sweetened and unsweetened cherries. Thank you for another great recipe! have been thinking about it and finally did.

I have made this recipe several times and it always turns out great and the bars actually hold together.

This was awesome! We didn’t use the seeds or almonds so we didn’t need as many dates. We also used peanut butter which worked great too. Eventually we will add in the different ingredients when we feel like our picky eaters can handle it!

Delicious. I didn’t add any additional dried cherries, we like things on the less sweet side. I used a blend of seeds, gives it a nice crunch. I am generally favor crunchy over soft granola bars, but between the toasted oats & almonds, plus the seeds, gives it a great texture.

These are excellent! Thank you!!

I have made at least a half dozen granola bar recipes. This one is perfect for my family. My husband loves almonds, I love cherries. I don’t like changing ingredients if I can help it but my husband wasn’t so sure about the dates in this so I added a Tbs of orange juice concentrate when processing the dates. I also added a Tbs to the chia seeds I used. I live at 8500 ft and almost all recipes I make have to be altered. In this case, the overall recipe needed a little extra moisture. These are just perfect this way. I couldn’t be more pleased after all my failed attempts. Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe. I plan to offer these to my friends when hiking this summer!

These were delicious! I definitely recommend this recipe. I cut them up into ~12 squares, individually wrapped them, and put them in the freezer. They’ve been working great for afternoon snacks and I plan to make them again for a camping trip! Thanks for the recipe :)

This recipe is now my new favorite!! But every recipe I tried here has become my new favorite!! So what’s next? :-)

Very tasty! I particularly like the firmness of the chilled bars. They don’t crumble like others I’ve tried.

These were so delicious! I intended to make them for my kids, but they are so much better than packaged granola bars, that they will end up being a snack or breakfast for all of us. They were just sweet enough and the cherries added a really nice tart kick. They also came together quicker than I was anticipating. Thanks for another great recipe!

Just made these last night and they are amazing!! I used cranberries instead of cherries and they turned out great. Definitely a new staple for me!!

I used crunchy almond butter. It worked out very well.

This recipe gets a 10 from our household–there are two of us, and, ya know, two 5″s!!! My husband actually asked me, “Where’d ya get this recipe?”and said he could “plow through all of them!” Wow. Immediately, the roasted oats are so flavorful, and the mixture of dates and tart cherries with a little maple sugar goodness–yup! This one’s definitely gonna be a go-to! Thank you so much :)

These are great! I used unsweetened applesauce instead of honey or maple syrup; the dates are already so sweet. I also left out the oil.

Wonderful! I (of course) had almost none of the ingredients needed for this but really wanted to try it out so I made several modifications with what I had on hand. Used apricots instead of dates, cashew butter instead of almond, sunflower seeds, and a mix of dried mango, golden raisins, and coconut chips instead of cherries. Added a little cinnamon and ginger, too. The apricots weren’t as sticky as dates would’ve been, but they worked well enough for me! Thank you for this straightforward and versatile recipe.

I ran out of brown rice syrup and since I’m moving soon haven’t bothered to buy any more, but I missed making my own Glo-Bars. As soon as I saw this today I knew I was going to make it! I used some leftover Armenian cherry fruit leather instead of dried cherries and holy cannoli, this is delicious!!! It also holds up a little better than my usual Glo-Bars. It was maybe just a touch sweet for me, so next time I’ll add a little more salt. Definitely my new go-to Granola bar when I’m out of rice syrup!

Delicious recipe! The creamy sweetness of the almond butter mix really balances the tart cherries. For the seeds I used a combination of sesame, chia and pumpkin seeds but followed the rest of the ingredients and measurements as written. In the future I would make 1.5 batch because I liked my granola bars to be a little thicker. My bars were hardly thicker than a centimeter in my 8×8 pan. Will definitely be making this again!!