These coconut granola bars are a yummy treat that both tastes like a candy (Almond Joy) and is guilt-free! Simple to make and delicious to scarf down afterwards.

As a self-professed snackaholic, granola bars are one of my favorite things. They are so easy to whip together, there is an infinite number of ways to make granola bars, and I consider them a guilt-free snack cause of all the oats and nuts and stuff. This time around, the “stuff” happens to be a nice amount of toasted coconut, mini chocolate chips, and some nice chopped almonds and a drizzling of ganache. The ganache doesn’t set, like a normal granola drizzle and makes a little bit of a mess when storing the bars, but it is soooo worth it. I like to pack up a few of them and stick them in my purse and snack on them whenever I start to feel a bit peckish. They also come in handy when you are out and about and someone complains they are hungry. I whip one of these bad boys out and BAM… instant BFFs.

I’ve made many a friend that way.

Oh, and also when someone needs a spoon cause I always carry one on my person. You wouldn’t believe how handy it is to keep a spoon in your purse. Go right now and put a spoon in a pocket in your purse and I guarantee you will use it at least once in the next week.

So while I wait for you to grab that spoon (or before you officially decide I am too weird for us to hang out), lemme just get that recipe for these chocolate coconut granola bars, k?

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Coconut Almond (Almond Joy) Granola Bars

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These chocolate coconut granola bars are a deliciously easy snack you can make in under and hour. They remind me of a healthy almond joy bar, too (a huge plus)!

Ingredients

• 1 cup (75 g) unsweetened coconut flakes
• 1 3/4 (166 g) old fashioned oats
• 1/3 cup (32 g) ground old fashioned oats or pre-ground oat flour
• 1/2 cup (90 g) mini chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup (100 g) chopped unsalted almonds
• 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons unrefined coconut oil
• 1/4 cup (85 g), plus 2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
• 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

1. Get the rest over at http://homegrownandhealthy.com/chocolate-coconut-granola-bars/