DIY Flax Seed Granola Bars

Member Ratings For This Recipe

• POINDEXTRA
  
  
  
  

  11 of 13 people found this review helpful
  At 15 grams of sugar per serving, I think the "not loaded with sugar" label is misleading. Brown Sugar, honey, and apple juice all supply sugar to this recipe. It does sound yummy, though - I'd want to experiment to truly make this a low sugar recipe. - 6/6/14
  
  
• CHANTENAY
  
  
  
  

  5 of 7 people found this review helpful
  I agree with Poindextra. 15 grams of sugar is fairly significant. I also agree that some experimentation may yield a less sweet bar that I would want. - 10/5/14
  
  
• KENDRASTIC
  
  
  
  

  4 of 5 people found this review helpful
  Maybe using a Splenda brown sugar mix will help make it lower in sugar. I really want to try this. - 1/14/15
  
  
• CD7204509
  
  
  Bad
  

  3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  Not loaded with sugar? 4 sources of sugar in this recipe - dried fruit (many dried fruits are coated with sugar), brown sugar, apple juice & honey are all sugar. This recipe has about as much sugar as a candy bar. Flax seeds don't offer any benefit unless they're ground. - 4/23/16
  
  
• ROMANTILLY
  
  
  
  

  3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  This recipe is loaded with sugar and fat. I would not call it a good substitute at all. There are many bars that you can purchase that are healthier than this one. About 75 calories of the total 170 are from fat - more than the recommended 20 - 30 % from the American Heart Association. - 2/15/15
  
  
• CD12516394
  
  
  
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  This is a candy bar in disguise. I am proud of all the comments that recognize this as unhealthy, loaded with sugars. Dried fruit is candy made from fruit. Oats are starch turns to sugar in a heartbeat. Honey becomes lipids in the liver. Flax meal is healthy when ground from seed. - 4/30/16
  
  
• CD13628286
  
  
  
  

  1 of 3 people found this review helpful
  170 Cals, 12 gr sugar, makes 12--who's going to eat these? Definitely not a healthy snack. - 1/15/16
  
  
• NOLAHORSERIDER
  
  
  
  

  1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  If you check a regular granola bar by Nature Valley, say, the calories are 170 to 190. so this recipe isn't that bad! - 12/30/14
  
  
• MISSYGIRL2014
  
  
  
  

  1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  Keep USA posted on lower sugar modifications! - 11/6/14
  
  
• GOFORGIN
  
  
  Very Good
  
  Ok - 6/7/21
  
  
• SHERYE
  
  
  
  
  Tried these and found them very tasty. - 5/28/21
  
  
• JIACOLO
  
  
  
  
  I love making snack bars - 5/28/21
  
  
• PIZZA5152
  
  
  
  
  Made it once but the flax seeds got caught in my throat; - 5/28/21
  
  
• BIKE4HEALTH
  
  
  
  
  Grandkids love these - 5/5/21
  
  
• CORVETTECOWBOY
  
  
  
  
  Sounds good, thanks for sharing - 3/27/21
  
  
• WILDKAT781
  
  
  
  
  Way too much sugar for me - 1/13/21
  
  
• ROBBIEY
  
  
  
  
  sounds yummy - 9/22/20
  
  
• LIBR@RYL@DY
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  YUM - 7/31/20
  
  
• CECTARR
  
  
  
  
  It's low fat but high carbs and calories for a "snack" - plus the sugar content is high - 7/30/20
  
  
• DEE107
  
  
  
  
  thanks for sharing - 6/22/20
  
  
• -POOKIE-
  
  
  
  
  That is very high calorie for something so small. And it has sugar AND honey in it... how is that not "packed with sugar! - 2/12/20
  
  
• CD13981092
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Looks yummy. Spouse is making these tonight. - 10/20/19
  
  
• CD1987279
  
  
  
  
  tasty - 9/26/19
  
  
• MOMMY445
  
  
  Good
  
  Good - 9/26/19
  
  
• ERIN_POSCH
  
  
  
  
  delish =) - 9/22/19
  
  
• PATRICIAAK
  
  
  
  
  :) - 9/22/19
  
  
• GRAVITYFIGHTING
  
  
  
  
  I think there is too much sugar content in this for me to make it! - 8/17/19
  
  
• SRIVERS1
  
  
  Good
  
  I use Organic brown sugar, Organic Honey & unsweetened apple sauce instead of apple juice. I used fresh fruit and dried them. Used Chopped walnut & pecans. They cam out really good. - 8/4/19
  
  
• PICKIE98
  
  
  Good
  
  Honey allergy here, so subbed agave nectar for it. - 3/28/19
  
  
• SISTERPRETTY
  
  
  
  
  interesting and yummy... - 3/17/19
  
  
• HOLLYM48
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  I love making this flax seed granola bar recipe! Yummy - 3/9/19
  
  
• 4CONNIESHEALTH
  
  
  Good
  
  Good, but a lot of sugars. - 2/4/19
  
  
• LOSER05
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  yum - 1/14/19
  
  
• SUSANBEAMON
  
  
  
  
  Flax seed are not as good for you as is ground flax seed. - 12/30/18
  
  
• RYCGIRL
  
  
  
  
  okay - 12/20/18
  
  
• CD6913562
  
  
  
  
  A delicious way to get some extra flax. - 12/20/18
  
  
• BILLTHOMSON
  
  
  
  
  I agree, being a diabetic this item filled with sugar would send me backwards months. - 12/20/18
  
  
• NELLJONES
  
  
  
  
  I had to use peanuts because of my son's tree nut allergy, but they were great. - 10/15/18
  
  
• CD4114015
  
  
  
  
  Thanks - 10/15/18
  
  
• SUNSHINE99999
  
  
  
  
  tasty - 9/17/18
  
  
• RHOOK20047
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Made this once, but too much sugar. It was a tasty bar though. Might try with splenda or soemthing similar. - 9/8/18
  
  
• NEPTUNE1939
  
  
  
  
  tasty - 7/27/18
  
  
• ARTJAC
  
  
  
  
  NICE - 7/17/18
  
  
• WHITEANGEL4
  
  
  
  
  Tried this one but did not like it - 7/7/18
  
  
• AMBER461
  
  
  
  
  Thanks for sharing this recipe. - 7/6/18
  
  
• RDCAGAIN10
  
  
  Good
  
  Would use cherries - 7/6/18
  
  
• ROSSYFLOSSY
  
  
  Very Good
  
  Recipe needs tweaking to get the best results. - 6/26/18
  
  
• 7STIGGYMT
  
  
  
  
  I'd cut back on the sugar ... 1/3 cup sugar plus 2 TBS of honey? that's a lot! - 5/9/18
  
  
• 1DAY-ATA-TIME
  
  
  
  
  Nice snack but, really it's a candy bar disguised as a healthy alternative. - 5/5/18
  
  
• ALEPEQUIJADA
  
  
  
  
  Yum! - 4/25/18
  
  
• MBPP50
  
  
  
  
  Good - 4/23/18
  
  
• ELRIDDICK
  
  
  Very Good
  
  Thanks for sharing - 4/15/18
  
  
• JANIEWWJD
  
  
  
  
  I am definitely going to make these!!! - 3/18/18
  
  
• AJB121299
  
  
  
  
  Nice - 2/16/18
  
  
• TOMATOCAFEGAL
  
  
  Good
  
  Not so much. Found healthier bar. - 2/14/18
  
  
• KACEYSW
  
  
  Good
  
  I would try to make these using nut flour instead of oats and use a couple of dates for binding instead of the brown sugar and honey. Also, I don't use flax in baking because it destroys the healthy oils. - 2/5/18
  
  
• DRLMAZ
  
  
  
  
  AWESOME - 2/4/18
  
  
• TWEETYKC00
  
  
  
  
  Not bad, thanks. - 1/12/18
  
  
• 2DAWN4
  
  
  
  
  Yummy - 1/1/18
  
  
• JIBBIE49
  
  
  
  
  Looks good - 1/1/18
  
  
• ABENNETT46
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  - 9/26/17
  
  
• NANCYPAT1
  
  
  
  
  Delicious - 7/25/17
  
  
• NASFKAB
  
  
  
  
  sounds like there is too much sugar - 7/22/17
  
  
• GEORGE815
  
  
  
  
  Try to hold myself to just one bar. - 7/18/17
  
  
• SUN2SHINE5
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  I can not wait to tru - 6/10/17
  
  
• MIKEJSGIRL
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Love - 6/10/17
  
  
• JVANAM
  
  
  Very Good
  
  A slow cooker can help busy people make healthy meals faster.
  Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture your heart. —NATIVE AMERICAN ~ 4/21/18
  - 5/26/17
  
  
• SARAHMITOY
  
  
  Very Good
  
  Great recipe even if I didn't have apple juice to put in the mixture - 5/15/17
  
  
• RAZZOOZLE
  
  
  Very Good
  
  great - 5/3/17
  
  
• 1RETSGM
  
  
  
  
  good - 4/9/17
  
  
• CTYONIT
  
  
  
  
  yep--I don't do added sweeteners anymore - 4/9/17
  
  
• CD2099553
  
  
  
  
  Yummy - 4/1/17
  
  
• BUSYGRANNY5
  
  
  Good
  
  Not a low sugar recipe! I tried it with Splenda.. it was okay! - 3/27/17
  
  
• RO2BENT
  
  
  
  
  Lots of sugar - 3/2/17
  
  
• USMAWIFE
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  made these in shapes with cookie cutters and they were more fun to eat - 2/19/17
  
  
• JUNETTA2002
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Can adapt this recipe for less sugar. - 2/13/17
  
  
• POSEY440
  
  
  O.K.
  
  Ok - 2/12/17
  
  
• ETHELMERZ
  
  
  Bad
  
  You can buy several brands of bars with a lot less sweeteners , no point in making these. - 11/7/16
  
  
• KNYAGENYA
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  Yummy! - 12/20/15
  
  
• CD10942949
  
  
  
  
  This recipe sounds great; but I am hypog. and know there is sugar in this recipe.
  - 7/24/15
  
  
• DESERTGEM
  
  
  
  
  The recipe looks yummy. However, I've read that flax seeds don't digest very well, so I would probably grind the seeds. Has anyone tried that? - 7/22/15
  
  
• SASANDRA
  
  
  
  
  Sugar is way to high. I gave up eating all healthy snack bars and I lost an additiona 6 lbs. I'm hoping to find a "healthy bar" recipe with 5 or less grams of sugar. I found Dixie Carb Counters on Netrition.com, so far their muffin mix is in line with what I am looking for- low carb, low sugar. - 2/21/15
  
  
• CD13499436
  
  
  
  
  my son cannot eat almonds or walnuts - what could I substitute? - 1/14/15