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    Home » Snacks

    Coconut Chia Bars

    LAST UPDATED: February 6, 2019 PUBLISHED: January 31, 2019 By Pam Greer 8 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Don't buy snack bars, it's so easy to make your own healthy snack bars!  These delicious crunchy bars are sweetened with honey and full of good for you chia seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, raisins, coconut and cinnamon.

    Coconut Chia Bars with pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, currants and honey

    Healthy Snack Bars

    Have you gone down the snack bar grocery aisle lately?  It is loaded with "healthy" snack bars.  We are a society on the go and we need to have easy snacks that we can just grab and go.

    Store bought snack bars range in price from okay to outrageous.  Many of them contain additives and added sugar.  All things we don't need.

    Wait till you see how easy it is to make your own healthy snack bars!  You'll never buy store bought again.

    Ingredients for these Chia Seed Bars

    • White chia seeds - you can use black, the white are more attractive in a snack.
    • Pumpkin Seeds - could also use sunflower seeds.
    • Sesame Seeds
    • Currants - can use raisins or small bite size pieces of your favorite dried fruit - like apples, blueberries, cranberries.
    • Shredded Coconut
    • Ground Cinnamon
    • Vanilla Extract - I use my Easy Homemade Vanilla Extract
    • Honey

    Bowl of coconut and seeds mixed with honey and baking pan lined with parchment paper

    How to Make Coconut Chia Seed Bars

    These are so easy to make!

    • Step One - preheat the oven.
    • Step Two - combine everything - the chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, dried fruit, coconut, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and honey - in a large bowl.
    • Tip - It will be sticky, a rubber spatula makes mixing the ingredients easy.
    • Step Three - lightly grease an 8 inch baking pan and line with parchment paper.
    • Step Four - Scoop the seed mixture into the pan.
    • Tip - Tear off an extra sheet of parchment paper or waxed paper and lay it over the top.  Press down using the back of a measuring cup or your hands.  So easy!   Press it down so that it's even.
    • Step Five - Bake for about 50 minutes, remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 30 minutes.  Then refrigerate fro an hours.
    • Step Six - Slice using a serrated knife.   Store in an airtight container.
    • Tip - if any of the bars crumble, it's great on top of yogurt or ice cream!

    Close up of Coconut Chia Seed Bars.

    Healthy Chia Seed Bars

    These bars are so good.  The honey glazes everything and makes them sweet and crunchy.

    I'd love it if you make these and let me know what you think of them - you can tag me onPinterest | Instagram | Facebook

    Looking for more healthy snacks:

    • Healthy Apple Muffins
    • Homemade Slow Cooker Apple Sauce
    • Roasted Beet Hummus
    • Oat Bran Blueberry Crumble
    Coconut Chia Bars
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    5 from 15 votes

    Coconut Chia Bars

    These healthy snacks are filled with coconut, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, and currants.  Sweetened with honey!  
    Course Snack
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 50 minutes
    Total Time 55 minutes
    Servings 20
    Calories 89kcal

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup white chia seeds
    • 1 cup pumpkin seeds
    • ½ cup sesame seeds
    • ½ cup currants or raisins
    • ½ cup shredded coconut
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ⅓ cup honey

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 325. 
    • In a large bowl combine all of the ingredients. 
    • Lightly grease an 8x8 pan and line with parchment paper.  Add the seed mixture and firmly press down (use another piece of parchment on top for this.)
    • Bake for 50 minutes.
    • Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.  Using a serrated knife, slice into 20 small pieces. 

    Notes

    Store in the refrigerator for up to 10 days. 
    • White chia seeds - you can use black, the white are more attractive in a snack.
    • Pumpkin Seeds - could also use sunflower seeds.
    • Currants - can use raisins or small bite size pieces of your favorite dried fruit - like apples, blueberries, cranberries.
    • Vanilla Extract - I use my Easy Homemade Vanilla Extract
    • Tip - It will be sticky, a rubber spatula makes mixing the ingredients easy.
    • Tip - Tear off an extra sheet of parchment paper or waxed paper and lay it over the top.  Press down using the back of a measuring cup or your hands.  So easy!   Press it down so that it's even.
    • Tip - if any of the bars crumble, it's great on top of yogurt or ice cream!
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1.2mg

    This post was originally published in 2018 and updated for 2019.

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    Comments

    1. Sunrita says

      February 28, 2022 at 10:20 am

      5 stars
      Wow! Can’t wait to make it.

      Reply
    2. April J Harris says

      February 20, 2018 at 7:01 am

      5 stars
      Your Coconut Chia Bars sound fantastic Pam! I've scheduled them to pin and also on the Hearth and Soul Facebook page (later today). I really like the idea of a healthy treat like this I can make myself. Thank you so much for your support of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. I hope you have a wonderful week!

      Reply
    3. Miz Helen says

      February 19, 2018 at 11:52 am

      5 stars
      Your Coconut Chia Bars look amazing! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back soon!
      Miz Helen

      Reply
    4. Richa Gupta says

      February 16, 2018 at 7:15 am

      5 stars
      These bars looks amazing, I would like to have few of them right now!

      Reply
    5. Amy says

      February 13, 2018 at 1:23 pm

      These look so good! I will have to put these items on my grocery list so I can make these bars!

      Reply
    6. Megan says

      February 12, 2018 at 8:25 pm

      I'm inspired to try and make my own snack bars now! These look so good.

      Reply
    7. Sandee says

      February 09, 2018 at 11:22 am

      5 stars
      I took two of these to have with my coffee this morning. Very tasty.

      Have a fabulous day and weekend. ♥

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        February 09, 2018 at 2:13 pm

        They are so good aren't they?!

        Reply

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