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These blueberry vanilla greek yogurt granola bars have me wishing it was blueberry season. They are so good for breakfast, snack, or dessert!
But, I am pretty sure that is the way most of us are feeling right about now.
It’s the very last few days of winter and those can be some of the worst. I am currently looking out the window at a whiteout. So ya, I am so ready for spring. Sunshine, warmth and berries out the yazoo! Unfortunately, I am pretty sure that most berries are summer foods so I still have a few months. Although, the spring strawberries are starting to pop up. Yesss. Give me them all.
Please.
If you wanted to, you could use strawberries in these, really any berry or dried fruit you love would work. Pretty sure they’d all be good, but I wanted something other than cranberries so I went with blueberries. Well, that and I really love blueberries + they were magically on sale last week and I could not resist buying four cartons. I could have eaten them all at once, but sadly I did something friendly and shared.
I shouldn’t have. They were so good.
I can’t actually find dried blueberries where I live, so I used fresh ones that I dried out in the oven. If it’s easier for you, feel free to just buy dried ones. The bonus to quickly doing it yourself is that they are not coated in sugar. But I gotta say, stopping yourself from eating them is kind of hard.
I’d buy extra. Like a lot.
Alright, but let’s talk about the greek yogurt coating.
Yes, it’s really greek yogurt that you have to let sit out (preferably overnight), so it dries and forms a coating. Just like the yogurt covered granola bars you would buy in the store, but a little healthier. While the bars themselves are super healthy, the coating is more like a frosting with some greek yogurt. It’s super delicious, but um yeah, there is sugar in that coating. It’s all about balance.
Oh, and the photo above? Please excuse my scratched up nail polish and ring that is slightly too big for my thumb.
I was in the kitchen working with three five years old and well, they just sort of took over. Both the baking and then my hands. Before I knew it I was receiving a kindergarten manicure complete with jewelry. I have to say though, I do love that ring. It’s one of my favorites. And as far as the nails go, I mean for five-year olds, I would say that all in all, they did a pretty good job. Not sure I could have done any better to be honest.
Even though it was mad chaos with three little girls, their heels (really my heels, all from when I was living in LA, and all at least 3 inches tall) and accessories, we had fun making these.
They stirred, they dipped, they licked and things were flying everywhere in the process.
Aside from the fact that the bars require a decent chunk of time for the yogurt to dry out, they are actually pretty simple and super easy.
I used this recipe from the Kitchn for the yogurt coating and I have to say that I was really skeptical on whether or not it would work, but WOW it so did.
I left mine to dry overnight twice and would recommend doing the same. After that the bars can be stored just like any other granola bar, but they’re gonna go fast.
Asher says these are better than good, they are amazing. And that is coming from a five-year old.
And we all know that little people always tell it like it is.
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Oh and Asher says to tell you again that, “they are delicious”!.
Sounds great! Plan on making these soon!
Perfect! Thanks Mary!
Hi, I am planning to make this, wondering if the bar will hold its shape well or crumble easily?
Hi Ineke! The bars hold up pretty well with the yogurt on them. I am not sure how they hold up without the yogurt. Let me know if you have questions. Hope you love these, thanks!
Hi, these look amazing, I do have one question, Are you calling brown rice krispies, Regular ole cereal that we all grew up on, because I can not find brown ones.
HI! Brown rice kirspies or regular rice krispies will both work great. Let me know if you have any other questions, thanks! 🙂
In response to the comments about the bars being crumbly, I have come across a “muesli pods” recipe by The Road to Loving My Thermomix (www.trtlmt.com.au – not on the blog, however, it was from a lunchbox cook-up challenge I participated in). Muesli -or granola for Americans – pods are made by pressing the mix into greased silicone mini muffin moulds. If you let them cool completely they pop out very easily. I now use this method for all my muesli bars ?
Thank you for sharing this recipe, I can’t wait to make them. How long do they usually stay fresh for or basically, how long before you have to get rid of left overs?
Hmmm, I would say about a 1 week or longer if left in the freezer. Thank you!!
These sound delicious. I think I will add a bit of lemon zest to the bar. Perhaps a teaspoon of lemon juice to the frosting instead of vanilla.
I love these granola bars! They look absolutely delicious. I can’t wait to try them this weekend. I am really looking forward to the greek yogurt coating.
Do you have any suggestions for replacing the peanut butter? Just wondering how I can make them school friendly as we are not allowed nuts of any kind at school.
Thanks for sharing such a great recipe!
p.s. I have a easy granola bar recipe that I use often for school snacks – the kids love them (http://doubletherecipe.com/2016/02/15/granola-bars/)
HI! I would use a seed butter like sunflower, tahini or pumpkin seed butter, would that work?
Would there be any way to make these without the powdered sugar?
They look so good…
Hey Brittany,
I am sorry, I do not know of a way. The powdered sugar helps the frosting stiffen.
I just made these bars and they are awesome. Still waiting for the drizzle to set completely, but they didn’t crumble or become too soft at any time at all!
I think it is important to press them really hard into the tin, though.
Thank you for another great recipe that is easy and tasty but kind of different. I love those
Hi Ms. Tieghan. I am a writer for Loma Linda Academy’s school newspaper. Do you mind if I publish your recipe in the newspaper for my article about healthy snacks? Thank you so much for you help.
Hey Emily! I charge for something like this. Shoot me an email if you would like to know more. Thanks so much!!
Do you now how many calories there would be in something like this?
Hey Kate,
I am sorry, I don’t you can calculate it online.
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These bars tasted delicious! I did, however, run into some problems trying to keep them in their true “bar” form – I ended up with a lot of granola “balls” and some trail mix in the end.. I tried to bake the left over crumbles in a 9 x 9 dish (which held them together a little better) and then freeze them, cutting them into bars still proved great difficulty! Any suggestions on how to get them to stick together for the next time?! Thanks!!
HI Amy!! I have a trouble with this too and for this reason keep them in the fridge. That keep them together and fresh a bit longer too! 🙂
Thank you!
these looked so good , but my 1st attempt they just fell apart too dry. so i added a little more butter and honey. now they are too soft and just fall apart. i am leaving them to dry for another day/night , but i dont think that will help. they fall apart when you try to pick them up. any suggestions ? i really wanted healthier bars for my son’s lunches. 🙁
Hi Valerie,
I am so sorry for the trouble. These bars can be a bit tricky depending on where you live. Have you tried sticking them in the freezer to help them hold together?
This recipe looks and sounds absolutely delicious! Here are my questions (and sorry if it may sound a tad stupid)…for gelatin, are you using the powder form?
And my last question is have you tried using maple syrup instead of honey?
Many thanks! Will definitely try out this recipe…
Hi! Yes, the powdered form and no I have not, but I would stick with honey if possible. Honey is a little thicker. Hope you love these! 🙂
Thank you so much 🙂 Have a pleasant day!