Homemade Chocolate Chip Clif Bars

You can make Homemade Clif Bars that are delicious, healthy, and budget friendly. These easy chewy granola bars are so good to have on hand for after-school snacks, easy lunch additions, grab-and-go breakfasts, and energy boosters for whenever you need them. Follow the directions to make this Homemade Chocolate Chip Clif Bars recipe for the ingredients and directions you need to make Clif Bars at home! We’ve formulated this recipe to work for families who have food allergies, too, so you can rest assured this delicious chewy granola bar recipe is gluten free, dairy free, egg free, and nut free.

This recipe was originally posted August 10, 2017; Updated June 10, 2021

The perfect clone recipe for healthy homemade Clif Bars

We LOVE Clif Bars around here. So much so, that we decided to make them ourselves. This recipe for Homemade Cliff Bars is a quick and simple replica that makes soft and chewy, allergy-friendly, and easy-on-the-budget gluten-free granola bars. The recipe is simple and a great way to involve kids in the kitchen.

Ingredients to make Homemade Clif Bars – and substitutions

You can make these dairy-free and gluten-free granola bars with just a few healthy ingredients.

• Sunflower seed butter – this seed butter is safe for people who have allergies to nuts and nut butters. Use unsweetened sunflower seed butter, such as Trader Joe’s or Once Again brands. You can also substitute peanut butter or another nut butter if you don’t need this recipe to be nut-free.
• Honey
• Pure vanilla extract
• Salt
• Crisp rice cereal – not all crisp rice cereals are gluten free, so be sure to seek out a brand that is certified gluten free if you need this recipe to be gluten free.
  
  
• Unsweetened shredded coconut
• Raw or dry roasted sunflower seeds
• Mini chocolate chips – use dairy-free, if needed

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How to make this Homemade Clif Bars recipe

It only takes three simple steps to make the Homemade Clif Bar Recipe come to life.

Step 1: Melt down the sunflower seed butter, honey, vanilla extract, and salt in a saucepan until smooth and creamy.

Step 2: Stir in the cereal until well combined, then let the mixture cool slightly before stirring in the chocolate chips, coconut, and sunflower seeds.

Step 3: Press the mixture into a 9×13 inch baking dish and chill in the refrigerator before cutting into bars.

How to store Homemade Clif Bars

This chewy granola bar recipe keeps well in a covered container or individually wrapped in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.  They also travel well, making them great for lunch boxes or mid-day snacks on the go.

More easy and healthy bar recipes

If you love these Homemade Clif Bars (which are also gluten-free granola bars), then check out these other delicious and easy healthy bar recipes:

• Mini Peanut Butter Protein Bars
• Flourless Monster Cookie Bars
• No-Bake Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
• 5-Ingredient Healthy Peanut Butter Granola Bars
• Key Lime Energy Bars

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