I’m partnering up once again with Natural Delights which is my GO TO source for fresh and satisfying Medjool dates. I used their dates to naturally sweeten these granola bars which makes them healthy and packed with nutrients!

I grew up eating granola bars on a DAILY basis. I’ve always truly loved them and started making them at home a few years ago. I loved the idea of being able to control the ingredients in my bars AND being able to use the various nuts and mix-ins that I happened to have on hand. Sometimes I use simply almonds or cashews but my go-to is actually to do a mix of several different kinds of nuts.

These are naturally sweetened with Medjool Dates! We’re going to use a food processor to create a paste out of he dates. The date paste is what holds everything together and conveniently also gives them such a deliciously sweet taste.

I like to make a big batch of these and then keep them in the freezer. They thaw quickly (I usually eat them a little hard but it still tastes great- especially in the summer!) and keep much longer (I’ll keep them in the freezer for a good 6 months).

ingredients laid out to make granola bars: oats, dates, maple syrup, nut mix, and peanut butter

Here are the 5 simple ingredients in these healthy granola bars:

Natural Delights Fresh Medjool Dates (my all time go-to!)
Old fashioned oats
Peanut butter (or other nut/ seed butter of choice)
Mix ins (nuts, seeds, chocolate chips, dried fruit, etc)
Touch of maple syrup

For the mix ins, I usually use a random mix of whatever I have on hand at the moment. But my go-to (as pictured), is a 50/50 mix of roasted or raw cashews + almonds with about a tablespoon of chia seeds mixed in as well.

I’ve also made these with chocolate chips and various kinds of dried fruit (dried cherries or cranberries are deeply good in these!). You can also try dipping them in chocolate which is flavor-packed but ends up a little messier when you try to eat them. So keep that in mind if you want to dip or drizzle these with chocolate.

Medjool dates are truly a superfood and Worth keeping the nutritional value and sweetness that they add to the granola bars! Combined with the oats, nuts, and peanut butter, these bars end up so filling and offer a nice boost of energy in between meals. I’m a huge fan:)

If you end up making these granola bars, PLEASE let me know how you like them! Only SO deeply good!

And don’t forget to pick up some Natural Delights Medjool Dates! They’re my ALL TIME regular and a long time supporter of my blog. It truly means a lot to me when you check out the brands that make possible!