Name: Blueberry Granola Bars with Vanilla Icing
Yield: 12 bars
Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients: 1½ cups puffed rice cereal; 2 cups rolled oats; ¼ cup chopped roasted almonds; ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut; 2 Tbsp chia seeds; ¼ tsp salt; ¾ cup dried blueberries; ½ cup almond butter; ½ cup maple syrup; 2 tsp vanilla; 2 cups powdered sugar; 2–3 Tbsp unsweetened plant milk; 1 tsp vanilla; Pinch of salt

INGREDIENTS

12 bars

Bars

1½ cups puffed rice cereal
2 cups rolled oats
¼ cup chopped roasted almonds
¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
2 Tbsp chia seeds
¼ tsp salt
¾ cup dried blueberries
½ cup almond butter
½ cup maple syrup
2 tsp vanilla

Vegan vanilla icing

2 cups powdered sugar
2–3 Tbsp unsweetened plant milk
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt

METHOD

Make it

1
Mix the dry bar ingredients.
2
Warm almond butter, maple syrup and vanilla for about 30 seconds, then mix thoroughly with dry ingredients.
3
Press into a wax- or parchment-lined 9×13-inch pan and freeze 30 minutes.
4
Whisk icing ingredients until thick but dip-able.
5
Cut chilled mixture into 12 bars. Dip half of each bar into icing and place icing-side up.
6
Let icing dry thoroughly before storing.

Cooking notes

The chat attributes the base recipe to AMC; publication authenticity was not independently checked here.
Vegan adaptation: maple syrup replaces honey; simple plant-milk icing replaces the original dairy/gelatin icing.