These No Bake Tahini Honey Granola Bars are my answer to quick and easy snacking. Loaded with nuts, seeds, dried fruit and tahini, they are perfect way to fuel your day and to satisfy your hunger cravings.
It’s back to school time, which means back to work time for me. I’ve spent the summer with Little One enjoying a real summer full of sunshine and pool time. Now that she’s back in school, I can have regular work hours again. And that means more healthy, delicious recipes to share with you.
I’m kicking it off with a super easy homemade granola bar recipe. Because if you are anything like me, you may run around the house like a crazy chicken folding laundry, washing dishes, editing photos, folding more laundry, and picking up after all of the other human who live in your house. And then it’s time to pick the kiddos up from school. And you haven’t eaten a thing. Sound familiar?
That’s when I grab one of these. And I don’t have to show up at school grumpy and hangry. That’s a good thing, right?
I love making my own granola bars. It only takes a few minutes of prep time. And I get to customize them with all of my favorite things.
This recipe features pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds. I threw in some cashews and pistachios as well. For the dried fruit, I used apricots raisins, and goji berries. All of this is then held together with a delicious mixture of tahini, honey, and coconut oil. No baking necessary.
These no bake granola bars are meant to be stored in the fridge or in the freezer. They will get soft at room temperature. But my family doesn’t mind at all. Little One like to let hers “melt” and then crumbles it all over her breakfast parfaits like granola.
NOTE: For better digestion, I always recommend using soaked/sprouted nuts and seeds. You can either buy them already soaked OR make your own. Simply soak in water with a bit of sea salt overnight. Drain and rinse. And dehydrate at 110’F until crispy.
Happy school year to all the little humans out there. And good luck to all the busy mamas.
xo,
K
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No Bake Tahini Honey Granola Bars (gluten free, paleo, and vegan)
Ingredients
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds (like this)
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds (like this)
- 1 cup mixed nuts, coarsely chopped (I used pistachios and cashews)
- 1 tbsp chia seeds (I use THIS brand)
- 1/2 cup dried fruit (I used apricots, raisins, and dates)
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/3 cup tahini (like this)
- 1-2 tbsp honey
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Line a 9×11 or 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, mixed nuts, and chia seeds. Set aside.
- In a food processor, process dried fruit into tiny pieces, until crumbly but not quite a paste. Set aside.
- In a small pot, melt coconut oil. Turn off heat and add tahini, honey and salt. Stir until creamy smooth. Mix in dried fruit.
- Pour tahini mixture over nuts and seeds and mix until thoroughly incorporated. Press mixture into prepared pan, and with the back of a wooden spoon or bottom of wide drinking glass, press down firmly and evenly.
- Place in fridge or freezer to set for at least 2 hours to harden. Cut into desired size bars.
- Store in air tight container in fridge or freezer as these bar will get soft at room temperature.
Notes
** For better digestion, I always recommend using soaked/sprouted nuts and seeds. You can either buy them already soaked OR make your own. Simply soak in water with a bit of sea salt overnight. Drain and rinse. And dehydrate at 110’F until crispy.
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I adore tahini in sweet recipes. These bars look delicious and perfect for back-to-school!
Me too! Tahini and honey is the best! I drizzle it over my chia pudding bowls. So good!
Picking up grumpy and hangry kids…sounds familiar! We set back to school next week and i’m going to give these a try !
Hope you guys love them!
I love making my own granola bars too for the same reason, it’s nice to be able to control exactly what goes into them, and your tahini version looks wonderful!
Thanks, Kari!
Love this delicious and healthy snack idea! I’m looking to get into hiking again now that the weather’s been cooling down, and I think I need to make these for a hiking snack!
They are so good for that! I eat them as post work out snacks.
I love that these are no bake and packed with so many delicious nuts and seeds! Such a great snack- yum!
Thanks, Jessica!
LOVE these. I have been searching for a good paleo granola bar for my kids and this one fits the bill. I’m so sick already of the “can we have a snack, we’re hungry” after school whine and it’s only been two weeks!
Sounds familiar. My little one basically snacks consistently from 3-430pm. No wonder she isn’t hungry at dinner 😉
I’m going to make these this weekend 🙂 I never have enough snack foods that I can bring with me on the go.
Hope you love them!
These look lovely! I love that they’re no bake for these hot hot days!
Right?!!? It’s been super hot here as well, and there’s NO WAY i’m turning on that oven. These are so easy!
These look divine! I love a fruit and nut bar with a ton of crunch, and these look like they fit the bill.
Thanks, Irena!
Love love love these no bake granola bars and they are also gluten free. How amazing is that ! :))
The no bake part makes them super easy! A no-brainer!
I bet these are delicious! I love all of the ingredients you used, especially the dried fruit in there. So yummy!
Thanks, Emily!!
You are using my fav ingredient for sweet treats, it just works so well and give the kids a “peanut butter” hit without the junk!
That’s what I think too. So much healthier than PB.
OMG you had me at Tahini Katja! These look utterly stunning and I bet they taste just as good too! <3
RIGHT?!? I love tahini too. Especially the combo of tahini AND honey.
I’ve never had Tahini before so this is a great reason to try this out. No baking too, helps keep things simple for me too! Thank you.
Oh, man! You should totally try tahini. It’s so good.
Hi Katja,
i tried your bars and I love them!!
But they are not sticky.
Not even in the fridge.
Do you have an idea what ingredient i can take to get them sticky?
Thank you very much,
Tina
If you like a sticky bar, you could try rice syrup instead – if that’s a product you are OK to use. More honey would make them a bit more sticky but rice syrup is the ingredient many bar recipes use. 🙂