These tasty Trail Mix Bars are loaded with whole wheat flour and other great trail mix ingredients making them the perfect snack for a fun hike or busy day!
Whole Grain Trail Mix Bar Recipes
These Trail Mix Bars will keep you energized and satisfied for hours. Loaded with all those yummy ingredients you think of when you think of a good trail mix, you’d never believe they have no oil, no butter and no white sugar in them. They are 100% whole grain and 100% delicious!
Snacks for Hiking
I sure wish I had created these amazing bars back when Brandon and I first got married. Our favorite thing to do on the weekends was go hiking on all the great trails in Arizona. We would spend hours climbing some steep inclines and taking in some spectacular views.
I remember eating lots of trail mix and energy bars on these hikes to keep us fueled and going strong. Oh how nice it would have been to have a few of these tasty trail mix bars in our backpacks! They would have been perfect!
Well, we certainly aren’t out hiking the mountains on the weekends these days, but we stay pretty active and go non-stop every day. That’s where these yummy bars come into play! We eat them for breakfast, snacks and even dessert.
Trail Mix Bars Ingredients and Supplies
(see recipe card at the bottom of this post for measurements and details)
Ingredients:
- Whole wheat flour
- Old-fashioned oats
- Dark brown sugar
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Crunchy peanut butter
- Honey
- Egg
- Milk
- Chopped peanuts
- Sunflower seeds
- Dried cranberries
- Raisins
- Dark chocolate chips
- Raw sugar, for sprinkling
Supplies:
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment
- Medium mixing bowl
- Small mixing bowl
- 3×9-inch baking dish
How to Make Trail Mix Bars
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attached, beat together the peanut butter and honey until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the peanut butter/honey mixture in the electric mixer bowl and beat together until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and milk. Add to the electric mixer until well combined and dough is thick.
- Add the peanuts, 1/3 cup sunflower seeds, dried cranberries and raisins and beat on low until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Place a layer of parchment paper in the bottom of a 13×9-inch baking dish. Press the dough evenly into the baking dish.
- Lift the parchment paper onto a work surface. Sprinkle the top of the unbaked dough evenly with the raw sugar and the 1/4 cup sunflower seeds. Press down gently so the raw sugar and sunflower seeds stick to the dough.
- Using a large sharp knife, cut the dough into 14 bars. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake the bars for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool on the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 6 days.
How to Store Trail Mix Bars
Store trail mix bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 6 days.
To freeze, wrap each one in plastic wrap and then store in a freezer-safe sealed container for up to 2 months. Or store in individual freezer-safe plastic baggies in the freezer.
Defrost at room temperature.
If you make these Trail Mix Bars, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me or tag me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. 
I love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the recipes I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
Trail Mix Bars
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 18
- Category: Breakfast
Description
These tasty bars are loaded with whole wheat flour and other great trail mix ingredients making them the perfect snack for a fun hike or busy day!
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/3 cup chopped peanuts
- 1/3 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons raw sugar, for sprinkling
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds, for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attached, beat together the peanut butter and honey until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the peanut butter/honey mixture in the electric mixer bowl and beat together until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and milk. Add to the electric mixer until well combined and dough is thick.
- Add the peanuts, 1/3 cup sunflower seeds, dried cranberries and raisins and beat on low until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Place a layer of parchment paper in the bottom of a 13×9-inch baking dish. Press the dough evenly into the baking dish.
- Lift the parchment paper onto a work surface. Sprinkle the top of the unbaked dough evenly with the raw sugar and the 1/4 cup sunflower seeds. Press down gently so the raw sugar and sunflower seeds stick to the dough.
- Using a large sharp knife, cut the dough into 14 bars. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake the bars for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool on the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 6 days.
Can these bars be frozen after baking?
Hi, Nancy! Yes, they can be frozen. I would wrap each one in plastic wrap and then store in a freezer-safe sealed container for up to 2 months. Or store in individual freezer-safe plastic baggies in the freezer. Defrost at room temperature. Hope this helps! Enjoy!
Are these chewy bars?
Hi, Sandra! Yes, they’re very chewy! Soooo good. I hope you try them!
Sounds amazing but I don’t like peanut butter, is there a substitute I could use
Thanks Carole
Hi, Carole! Yes, you can use almond butter, sunflower seed butter, etc. And the peanuts can be substituted for another nut or omitted all together. Enjoy!