This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Charmingly Styled possible! #LoveDoveFruits #CollectiveBias One of my resolutions this year was to eat breakfast everyday, and admittedly it’s not going very well. On January 1st every year, everyone thinks they’re going to kick ass and take names on their new years resolutions, but by mid-March everyone’s scrambling to find that napkin they scribbled their resolutions on. The struggle is REAL my friends – and if you happen to be in the minority of people who still remember your laundry list of resolutions – hats off to you! But for the rest of us, we definitely need the perfect breakfast recipe {aka, delicious DOVE® Chocolate Fruit & Nut granola bars!}

I don’t know what happened – but the last few weeks I’ve been really tying to get my butt in gear. I’ve been falling behind on life {and dealing with all the anxiety of feeling like I’m failing!} and now I’m playing a mad game of catch up which means late nights, early mornings and kinda failing at eating at regular hours.So I decided the least I could do was give myself a breakfast to kick-start my day – and a snack whenever I feel like I’m about to lose it. And while I love eating potato chips and candy as much as the next gal, I’ve been trying to keep my self in check{ish} when it comes to food. Enter these granola bars, made with toasted oats, honey, nuts and topped with chocolate covered DOVE® Dark Chocolate Blueberry & Vanilla Cashew, DOVE® Dark Chocolate Cranberries and DOVE® Dark Chocolate Raspberry & Honey Roasted Almonds.

It’s kinda like a party in your mouth – and if you don’t believe me, you can ask my co-workers who devoured them all in a day {thanks for your help, friends!} I’d been eyeing these bad boys up in the Wal-Mart aisle ever since they came out earlier this month since they seemed to be the perfect sweet snack I don’t have to feel guilty about. I bought the whole cranberry as well as the raspberry and toasted almonds and they were perfect on top of these tasty granola bars.These seriously tasty no-bake granola bars are super simple to make and are delicious to boot, so let’s chat the recipe! Here’s what you’ll need to make these bad boys:

Granola Ingredients:

• 2.5 cups rolled oats

• 1 cup coconut flakes

• 1cup sliced almonds

• 1 cup varied seeds and dried fruits {I used chopped raisins, slivered almonds, and sunflower seeds}

• DOVE® Dark Chocolate Raspberry & Honey Roasted Almond

• DOVE®Dark Chocolate Cranberries

Adhesive Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup honey

• 1/4 cup salted butter

• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions: 

• In a baking pan covered in aluminum foil, toast all your dry ingredients (excluding the chocolate covered fruit and nuts!) at 350 degrees for about 7-10 minutes. Keep an eye on your oats as over temperatures vary!

• Once toasted, let the dry goods cool for a few minutes before placing them into a bowl for mixing later.

• Combine your butter, honey, brown sugar and vanilla extract into a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook the mixture until the butter melts and the sugar is dissolved.

• Pour your liquid mixture over the dry oats in a bowl, and mix well. Let the mixture cool for a few minutes to combine.

• Place your oats mixture on a wax paper baking sheet or pan and use a rubber spatula to evenly layer.

• Place your DOVE® Chocolate Fruit & Nut  goodies on top, giving each bar a good amount of chocolate goodness 😉

• Let your pan and mixture cool for about 15 minutes before cutting and enjoying! And voila! You’ve mastered the art of no-bake granola bar-ing. There perfect to have on hang for a crazy week, or to bring to your co-workers for some serious brownie points. I kid you not, I even had a few co-workers ask for the recipe – and believe me, that’s never happened before 😉  If you’re looking for more epic recipes, check out a few from some other lovely bloggers here and save a little something on your next  DOVE® Chocolate Fruit & Nut  goodies here too! I’d also love to know what your go-to snack recipes are because I need to seriously work on my snack game, especially during these crazy busy weeks!