Since going gluten free I have had to stay away from store bought granola bars.  I knew there had to be a great tasting granola bar recipe out there and I found one today on Skinnytaste.com.

These bars have some of my favorite things.  Chocolate, pecans, honey, and vanilla. To make them gluten free I used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Oats. (NOTE: Some with celiac disease may still have problems with gluten free oats). They also call for raisins or cranberries but I decided to leave them out this time.

I was on the phone when the timer went off and when I checked on them there was already a piece missing.  My son had taste tested them so of course I had to follow his lead. YUM! I altered a couple of the ingredients and my updated is listed below.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Oat Flour (I ground my oats in my Ninja)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup unpacked organic palm sugar
• 1 large organic egg
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Oat
• 3/4 cups dark chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions: Skinnytaste.com

Please give these a try, they are GREAT!