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Vegan Granola Bars

Despite the lengthy ingredient list, this is an easy-peasy, super healthy recipe and well worth the short time it takes to make. I snack on these filling little treats in the evening (to save me always reaching for a chocolate bar!), crumble them in yogurt, or just grab a bite when I need a quick boost. Filled with dried fruit, nuts and oats, these vegan-friendly bars will keep you full up for a while, too!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Vegan Granola Bars

Why it works: Coconut and sunflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 194 recipes. Both carry beta-pinene, which smells pine, resin. The science ↓

Vegan Granola Bars

Serves 12
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

878Calories
23 gProtein
57 gFat
73 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Soy Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Syrupnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Coconut + sunflowertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together194 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-pinene (pine, resin).

  2. Vanilla + coconuttop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  3. Walnut + sunflowertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together129 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Oats + pecanstop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together289 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  5. Almond + sunflowertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, vanilla, coconut, walnut, pecans, almond, sunflower):

  1. Blueberryfits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against oats, vanilla, coconut, walnut, pecans, almond, sunflower. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.