I used to eat a Nature Valley Granola Bar everyday for breakfast on my way to school so these Low Carb Bars bring back all the great memories of my childhood! We used simple, whole ingredients to recreate our favorite high carb bar and nailed it on the first try. This recipe was inspired by Stoka Bars so definitely check out their products if you’re looking a quick grab and go snack.
How Do These Hold Up To Other Low Carb Snack Bars?
You may be asking yourself the question of how these compare to pre-packaged ones. Although ones you can buy online or in store may have the convenience factor that these don’t because no baking is required, the ingredients and macros are a little questionable. Let’s take a look:
- Quest Bars use a lot of fiber and are higher in total carbs.
- Atkins Lift Bars also use a lot of fiber along with sucralose for the sweetener.
- Keto Bars are going to be your best option, but they still use a little more erythritol than we like to see.
That all being said, if you take just a little time over the weekend to make a double or triple batch of these low carb bars you will not only have a great snack for the week, but you can pack them in your kids’ lunch boxes! You’ll know exactly what is going into these bars and you’ll feed great about eating them.Overall, these bars are lower in carbs (most of them coming from whole ingredients) and they will satisfy that crunch craving that no other bar can.
Nature Valley Granola Low Carb Bars
You don’t need to use the granola bar mold we did unless you also want the true feel of a nature valley granola bar. Fat bomb molds or muffin molds will work great and give you little bites of heaven! Don’t forget to tag us on Instagram – we would love to see you and your families enjoying these low carb bars on the go or at home!
Recipe Note:
The goal of this recipe was to replicate the delicious Stoka Bars, which lists Butter Powder on their packaging as an ingredient. If you don’t want to purchase this ingredient, you can try substituting with the following ingredients.
- Powdered peanut butter
- MCT Oil powder
- Butter
- Ghee
- Coconut oil
Let us know how your variation turns out!
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal – Search “KetoConnect – Low Carb Nature Valley Bars”
Low Carb Nature Valley Granola Bars
Ingredients:
- 1 cup almonds, raw
- 1 tbsp psyllium husk powder
- 2 tbsp butter powder
- 2 tbsp Low Carb Sugar Substitute
- 1/2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 20 drops liquid stevia
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 275 degrees F.
- Add everything to a food processor and pulse until you have chunks of almonds, but everything is combined.
- Spoon the mixture into your mold and press it down very firmly using a spatula.
- Bake for 30 minutes, until edges are browned. Allow to cool for 15-20 minutes until set.
Notes
Serving Size: 1 bar
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
These do look delicious. I can’t wait to see try them. Definitely a triple batch!
I started to search for substitutes for butter powder as you need to be a Rothschild to afford shipping to AU 🙂
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=butter+powder+substitutes&atb=v38-2__&ia=web
What is butter powder? Can this be replaced with butter?
You do need the butter powder for this recipe to work. We talk about it in the video!
Is the temperature correct of 275 for only 30 minutes? I’m just making sure, seemed a little low. Thank you
I just made these using 2 TBLE melted Kerrygold butter instead of the powder. I put them into my square fat bomb molds. It made 16 squares. They are cooling now. If they don’t harden, i’m sure they will still taste yummy. Fingers crossed!
How did it turn out with the Kerrygold butter? I’m thinking of making this recipe but the butter powder isn’t available in the UK.
These look great, but what is butter powder?
Why is a keto focused website serving up ads for coca-cola?
We don’t control what kinds of ads are on our page.
Just happened across this recipe & had to make it. I too wasn’t sure about butter powder so i added 2 tbsp of warm crunchy peanut butter. Also pressed them into mini muffin pan cups for tasty morsels. These are cooled just out of the oven…AMAZING & SO WORTH THE EASY PREPARATION!! Perfect for my family that loves nutty crunchy snacks.THANK YOU!!
Living in Australia we too dont have butter powder. Is there a substitute please
You can buy it on Amazon! Unfortunately you need to to make this recipe perfectly.
Butter powder?? I think I`m going to skip this recipe.
Can I use butter in place of Butter Powder?
Thank you!
I too am also wondering if you can substitute real butter for the butter powder as stated in your recipe? I Loved Nature Valley granola bars growing up and can’t wait to try this recipe!
You could try it, but in the video we explain how it is necessary to make these bars!
You say it is necessary, but what is it necessary for? The flavor? So the bar holds together?
I want to make them for someone with a milk casein intolerance and butter powder is made from butter so I pretty much have to substitute for it. If I know what it does in the bar perhaps I could fine a substitute.
PB powder or MCT powder will most likely work as substitutes! Coconut oil, regular PB or butter might work too. Matt isn’t exactly sure what the butter powder does in the Stoka Bar, but he wanted to use the same ingredients that they list on their package! The worst that will happen is you end up with a delicious crumbly granola. 🙂
I made the bars using butter flavored coconut oil. They came out fantastic. If I hadn’t had the butter flavored coconut oil. I would have used regular coconut oil and a bit of butter flavoring. They were a bit reluctant to leave the molds and were crumbly, even though I cooled them for a couple of hours. I put them in the freezer for an hour and they came out of the molds with a little coaxing and did not crumble.
I found them to be a little too sweet and would cut back on the stevia next time.
Yes, love stoka bars. Going to Amazon now for butter powder. Thanks so much. Did you have any luck with a substitute for the almonds for Megha?
No we didn’t!
Hi there,
Wanting to have a go at these but not sure what butter powder is, I live in UK and wondered why the butter powder and if butter would be okay in its place?
Many thanks
Caroline
não entendo ingles mas o computador traduz …..gostei das receitas mas o que substitui a mantega em ´pò?? aqui não tem !!
I love most of your recipes, but sometimes I don’t have all the ingredients. Why butter powder? Thanks
We did our best to replicate Stoka bars which are made with butter powder. You could try finding something else that works in its place.
Is it possible to use Ghee or regular butter instead of butter powder? I have all other ingredients in the house and want to try these now 🙂
You could try it, but we think the powder powder is necessary!
What about peanut butter powder? Now you can get PB powder all day long at Costco and Walmart etc.
So I made these today with PB powder and ghee instead of coconut oil and it turned out beautifully. It’s great as granola bars but I’m going to crumble some of it to make keto cereal. Thank you both so much. I love you guys <3
Yay! Glad you found a substitute!
Are these easy to cut after its baked and cooled? I would like to have them as bars but don’t have molds. Figuring I can spread it onto a sheet pan and possibly cutting them into bars. Thanks!!
It’s worth a try. It may crumble or crack. You will have to try and let us know.
You can score it when it’s flat into the size squares you want and once it is cooked it will break on the lines.
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If you haven’t made them yet, try deeply scoring them with a shay knife prior to cooking. They may break at the score line. But anyway you might end up with one really big cookie. ?
Butter powder? What is it? And can we substitute? That’s the one thing that frustrates me about Keto. I feel like there are all these ingredients that I do t have and I don’t know what, or if, I can substitute something.
You can try substituting with something else, but we tried to perfectly replicate Stoka Bars, which are made with butter powder.
Substitute the butter powder for what? Any suggestions. I agree with Heather, Some of these ingredients are things I don’t have and have never heard of.
Hi Nancy, like Matt says in the video, you need the butter powder for this to work. Someone has commented that they tried it with 2tbsp of crunchy peanut butter instead of the butter powder and it turned out well, so you could try that! It just won’t be a true “Stoka” bar, which is what we were replicating. If you want to purchase the butter powder, it can also be used in fat bombs and meal replacement shakes.
I have cocoa butter powder in my pantry (already used for cakes and chocolate bars, fat bombs etc.; it’s also used as coating for frying but I’ve haven’t tried this use yet), maybe it could be the nearest thing to butter powder without much difference from the original recipe as a result… and dairy free for those who are struggled by this limit. What do you think about this option?
The butter powder is found online. I looked for buttermilk powder, and the company also sells many varieties of other cooking powders, including powdered butter.
You can order it online, I did. Just because it’s not in the grocery store doesn’t mean you can’t find it online. Good luck.
Totally agree. I would love to try these but will not because of the butter powder. Just when I buy six other products to make something, someone comes up with another one. All too expensive.
Do you think it would work with just regular butter over butter powder? I’d like to make these today for work lunches but have no way to get butter powder in time.
You could try it, but as Matt says in the video, it is necessary for this recipe!
I used the pb powder and it turned out great. Hope you were able to make them..
I can’t wait to try these! Sometimes I miss a little “crunch”! Thanks for all thet you do!!!