Homemade Granola Bars for Breastfeeding Mamas

Find The Best Granola Bar Recipes For New Mamas

One of the best snacks for a new Mama is granola bars. I always had them next to my nursing chair and in the panty. They are such an easy snack that is healthy and will increase your breastmilk with the right ingredients. 

In the first few weeks, being up every 2 hours, I was always hungry and needed a snack. You do not realize how many calories you are burning as a new Mama. Having snacks on hand that are sweet and salty is always a plus!

Here are 5 Granola Bar recipes to easily make a home:

Healthy Chewy No-Bake Granola Bars

This is the only recipe you will need for Healthy Chewy No-Bake Granola Bars. Easy, delicious, and customizable portable snack or breakfast treat packed with nutrients and flavor!

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• ½ cup walnuts roughly chopped
• 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup chia seeds
• 1/3 cup Goji berries
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 10 soft dates pitted
• 4 tablespoons honey, liquid (or maple syrup for a vegan version)
• 3 tablespoons liquid coconut oil
• 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds

No-Bake Coconut Date Bars

These Coconut Date Bars are the perfect on-the-go snack or a quick delicious breakfast. They are bound together by a thick homemade date paste, chopped pecans, and chunks of plain biscuits, topped with coconut flakes. Made with no refined sugar, these healthy no-bake bars are perfect for kids and adults!

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lbs. pitted dates – about 4 cups processed
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconuts
• 10 crushed plain biscuits

Gluten-Free Dried Fruit Bars with Nuts & Dates On-The-Go

These fruit and nut bars are naturally sweet and packed with a variety of nutritional ingredients like dates, apricots, lemon juice, and hazelnuts.

Ingredients:

• ⅔ cup Medjool dates pitted
• ⅔ cup apricots, dried
• ⅔ cup raisins
• 5 figs, dried
• ½ cup cranberries, dried
• ¾ cup hazelnuts
• ¾ cup almonds
• 1 small lemon

Super-Tasty, Very Easy, Healthy Granola Bars

A healthy, easy Chewy Granola Bars recipe perfect for lunchboxes. This simple sweet-and-salty recipe uses oats, chocolate chips, and a secret ingredient as both binder and sweetener while adding a healthy 30-gram boost of protein. The texture and flavor in these are unmatched.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups large-flake oats
• ½ tsp coarse salt
• 1 10 oz can sweetened condensed milk 300 mL
• ¼ cup butter or coconut oil 2 oz, 1/2 stick
• ½ cup roasted unsalted sunflower seeds
• ½ cup roasted unsalted pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup dried cherries cranberries or raisins
• ¾ cup mini chocolate chips

No-Bake Granola Bars

This Homemade No-Bake Granola Bars recipe is basically the homemade healthier version of your favorite store-bought granola bars. Homemade Granola Bars are a perfect portable morning or afternoon snack!

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• ⅓ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ cup smooth creamy natural peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 ½ cups rice cereal
• 3/4 cup roasted almonds
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup roasted sunflower seeds
• ¼ cup mini chocolate chips

I hope you enjoy trying a new granola bar that is homemade.  I know they take more time. If you’re like me after the birth of my first child, I had a little trouble finding things to do. I no longer had meetings to attend, being on phone calls, or getting my excel spreadsheet done by a certain deadline. Therefore, I needed to find something else besides Netflix and chilling. You can also pick up a new hobby of baking. Enjoy your new nursing treat.