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No-Bake Healthy Chewy Almond Granola Bars

January 21, 2017 By Christina Leave a Comment

Hi hi hi! I’m Christina over at Run Lift Eat Repeat and I’m SO excited to be joining the family over here at My Cooking Spot! One of my goals for 2017 was to commit to always having healthy snacks on hand (at home, in my purse, etc.) for those times you need something to hold you over or you’re just hungry.

Enter the BEST granola bars.*

I typically make a huge batch of these on the weekend so I’m set for the week. Sometimes I even double the batch and freeze half. And the best part: there’s no baking involved!

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Coconut Almond Butter Granola

July 5, 2016 By Megan Turner 2 Comments

Hi, My Cooking Spot Readers! My name’s Megan and I am the creator of The Emotional Baker, a blog focused on creating tear free vegan treats. For my first post, I thought I would share one of my favorite breakfast foods – & that’s granola.

I love creating new recipes. I’ve made Chai Tea, Cashew Butter, Chocolate – the list goes on and on – and ideas keep coming.

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Coconut Almond Granola

August 29, 2014 By Meme Inge 2 Comments

I absolutely love granola! It’s one of my favorite breakfast-snack hybrids.

It’s crunchy, sweet, and delicious.

However, it’s one of those sneaky little devils that is presumed to be really healthy but it’s typically packed with calories, sugar, and fat.

Most store-bought granola has the same nutritional value as a cookie… I don’t know about you, but for the same nutritional value, I’d much rather eat a cookie than granola.

The best way to remedy that problem is to make your own granola, and fortunately, it’s surprisingly easy.

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