Toasted Coconut Granola Bars

I finally found the ultimate granola bar! After lots of tweaking and experimenting, I feel this is the best version yet. Everyone in my family, from ages 2 to 78, loves them!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 179 Calories

Ingredients

• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• ½ cup honey
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 cup almonds
• ¾ cup canola oil
• ⅓ cup wheat germ
• 3 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 cup raisins, or more to taste
• 4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Spread oats, coconut, and almonds onto a baking sheet; toast in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Mix toasted oats mixture with flour, raisins, brown sugar, wheat germ, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl; add eggs, canola oil, honey, and vanilla extract and mix into a sticky mixture.

Step 4

Generously grease a baking sheet. Spread the mixture into the baking sheet in an even layer, reaching completely to the edges.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 30 minutes; carefully cut into bars immediately upon removal from oven.

Step 6

Let bars cool completely until hard before removing from sheet, at least 30 minutes.