Homemade Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars

These nutri-grain bars contain no grains at all and taste almost identical to the original Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars. They look similar too and this recipe is Paleo, Vegan, grain-free, gluten-free and refined sugar-free.

Now I can truly say this is a healthy snack! The contrary is true with the original, so called healthy Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars. Check out the list of ingredient they use.

CRUST: WHOLE GRAIN OATS, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN B1 [THIAMIN MONONITRATE], VITAMIN B2 [RIBOFLAVIN], FOLIC ACID), WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, FRUCTOSE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, WHEY, WHEAT BRAN, SALT, CELLULOSE, POTASSIUM BICARBONATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, WHEAT GLUTEN, NIACINAMIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CARRAGEENAN, ZINC OXIDE, REDUCED IRON, GUAR GUM, VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), FILLING: INVERT SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, BLUEBERRY PUREE CONCENTRATE, GLYCERIN, SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SODIUM ALGINATE, CITRIC ACID, METHYLCELLULOSE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MALIC ACID, BLUEBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, RED 40, BLUE 1

It is tiring just skimming through the words on the list....

My recipe is simple and the main ingredients for the crust are almond flour, arrowroot powder and flaxseed meal.

I have to say that shaping them was not the easiest thing, but well worth the effort.

The Sugar-free Blueberry Butter filling is simply blueberries and no sugar or other ingredients are added.