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No Bake Chewy Apricot Muesli Bars

WRITER BYCassie
POSTEDJune 6, 2017
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These soft and chewy homemade Apricot Muesli Bars are no-bake and super easy to prepare.  Perfect for healthy school lunch snacks.  They're filled with good-for-your ingredients including rolled oats, dried apricots, cashews and chia seeds. 

chewy apricot muesli bars stacked on top of each other with cashews and apricots scattered around

Chewy Apricot Muesli Bars remind me of my childhood.  A very popular brand in Australia (you can probably guess who) had a muesli bar of the same name and I had one in my school lunch everyday.

So when I was trying to decide what flavour to make these muesli bars it really was a no brainer!  I couldn't wait to try and recreate it.

These bars are perfect for a lunchbox filler, especially if you're worried about how much sugar is in traditional muesli bars.

Why you'll love this recipe...

  • Easy to prepare.
  • No-bake - great for summer!
  • Freezes well.
  • Made from simple, everyday healthy ingredients.

chopped dried apricots and cashews

INGREDIENTS LIST

Here's what you'll need to make these muesli bars (full measurements in recipe card below)...

  • Rolled Oats
  • Dried Apricots
  • Raw Cashews
  • Desiccated Coconut
  • Chia Seeds
  • Butter
  • Rice Malt Syrup / Brown Rice Syrup (can use honey or maple instead) 
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Salt

HOW TO MAKE CHEWY APRICOT MUESLI BARS - STEP BY STEP

step by step photo instructions on how to make chewy apricot muesli bars

Line a square pan or baking dish with baking / parchment paper.
Place rolled oats, cashews, dried apricots, coconut, chia seeds and salt to a mixing bowl (photo 1).
Combine butter and rice malt syrup in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until the butter is melted (photo 2).  Remove from heat and add vanilla extract.
Pour the liquid mixture over the top of the other ingredients in the mixing bowl, then mix to combine (photo 3).
Press the mixture into the lined pan, ensuring there are no holes. Make sure the mixture is pressed together well (can press together with your hands) as this will ensure the muesli bars hold their shape once cut (photo 4).
Place the pan in the freezer for 2 hours, then cut muesli bars and store in an air-tight container in the fridge for 1 week.
chewy apricot muesli bars stacked on top of each other

STORING YOUR MUESLI BARS

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

chewy apricot muesli bars stacked on top of each other

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RECIPE

No Bake Chewy Apricot Muesli Bars

No Bake Chewy Apricot Muesli Bars

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

0 minutes

Total Time

10 minutes

These No Bake Chewy Apricot Muesli Bars aka Granola Bars are super easy to prepare.  Perfect for healthy school lunch snacks.  They're filled with good-for-your ingredients including rolled oats, dried apricots, cashews and chia seeds. 

5 Stars (14 Reviews)

servings

20

Scale

Ingredients

Instructions

1

Line a square pan or baking dish with baking / parchment paper.

2

Place rolled oats, cashews, dried apricots, coconut, chia seeds and salt to a mixing bowl.

3

Combine butter and rice malt syrup in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until the butter is melted. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract.

4

Pour the liquid mixture over the top of the other ingredients in the mixing bowl, then mix to combine.

5

Press the mixture into the lined pan, ensuring there are no holes. Make sure the mixture is pressed together well (can press together with your hands) as this will ensure the muesli bars hold their shape once cut.

6

Place the pan in the freezer for 2 hours, then cut into bars - I usually do 5 x 5 but you can modify to 4 x 4 if you like longer bars.

Notes

STORING:

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 2 months. 

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Nutrition Facts

Servings:20
Serving Size:1

Amount Per Serving:

calories

113kcal

carbohydrates

13g

protein

2g

saturated fat

3g

cholesterol

6mg

sodium

30mg

fiber

2g

sugar

5g

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41 comments & reviews

Sona

Sona

June 6, 2017

Delicious! My husband loves muesli and he would love me to experiment this with apricot. I would love to try this next weekend.

Cassie

Cassie

June 6, 2017

Awesome Sona! Hope you enjoy!

Marcie

Marcie

June 6, 2017

Oh yum! I'm also a snacker and my kids are becoming snackers, too. I bet this is something my whole family would eat!

Cassie

Cassie

June 6, 2017

Snackers are great people in my opinion Marcie 🙂

Maitrayee

Maitrayee

June 6, 2017

Looks delicious! I will surely try this at home.

Cassie

Cassie

June 6, 2017

Hope you do Maitrayee!

Robin Rue

Robin Rue

June 6, 2017

These sound awesome. I am always on the run, so I love snacks like this that I can just grab and go!!

Cassie

Cassie

June 6, 2017

Grab and go is so good for busy days!

Natalie Dickinson

Natalie Dickinson

June 6, 2017

You had me at 'takes 15 minutes'! I have everything in to make these already, just need to buy the apricots and I'm so trying to eat healthy right now so I'm going to bake these tonight! thank you 🙂 Will update you later x
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Cassie

Cassie

June 6, 2017

I hope you like them Natalie! 🙂

Missy Burson

Missy Burson

June 6, 2017

I dig anything no bake during the summer so I will have to try this recipe! I have a picky no-apricot kid so maybe pineapple or dates instead:)

Cassie

Cassie

June 6, 2017

Yum they sound awesome too!

Ryan

Ryan

June 6, 2017

hmm not sure I'd like the fruit in there, but I'd give them a go! My son would love them

Cassie

Cassie

June 6, 2017

I hope he does 🙂

Glenna

Glenna

June 6, 2017

I am anxious to try these. My boyfriend and I need to start eating better, especially for activities like golfing and hiking. Thank you for sharing. I actually pinned these last night, so I will get to making them asap 🙂

Cassie

Cassie

June 6, 2017

Thanks Glenda! I really hope you enjoy them!

arita muhaxheri

arita muhaxheri

June 6, 2017

Omg I'm heading to the supermarket right nowww <3 I need to get apricots and make them for tonight <3 yuuuum so easy and delicious , thanks for this great recipe

Cassie

Cassie

June 6, 2017

Thanks Arita! I hope you like them!

Kimberly Hsieh

Kimberly Hsieh

June 6, 2017

This looks so healthy and delicious! I love chewy bars like this 🙂

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Cassie

Cassie

June 6, 2017

Chewy bars are my favourite!

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