Easy Keto Granola Bars Recipe (Copycat KIND Bars)
These tasty keto granola bars are the perfect go-to snack!
KIND bars are so delicious, but also aren’t as low-carb as you’d think – all of them contain added sugar. So I set out to make a homemade version that tastes similar to the real thing, but is much lower in carbs.
Well, I did it! 🙌
Not only are these copycat keto KIND bars easy to make, but they taste even yummier than the real thing. The homemade caramel syrup brings in a warm maple flavor to pair with the golden brown crunch from the nut mixture and toasted coconut. SO good.
While the bar is amazing on its own, you can easily bump up the yum factor by drizzling melted no sugar added white chocolate over the top! 😋
Hip Tip – I have listed in the ingredients below the types of nuts I used for this bar. Feel free to sub those out based on the nuts you love the most.
Keto Granola Bars (Copycat KIND Bars)
yield: 10 SERVINGS
prep time: 15 MINUTES
cook time: 25 MINUTES
total time: 40 MINUTES
This recipe is packed with flavor from the sugar-free maple syrup to the toasted nuts and coconut flakes!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 4 tablespoons Lakanto maple flavored sugar-free syrup
- 1 tablespoon Swerve brown granular
- 1 cup coconut flakes
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 3/4 cup chopped or shaved almonds
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- 1/2 cup macadamia nuts
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup Lily's chocolate chips
Chocolate drizzle (optional):
- 1/2 cup bake believe white chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper for easy removal and set aside.
2
Add butter, syrup, and Swerve to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching. This will take about 7-10 minutes. You will want to make sure you have created a thick caramel sauce.
3
In a large bowl, add all 3 cups of nuts, 1 cup of coconut flakes, 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, and mix together. Once you have created your caramel syrup in the step above, pour over nut mixture and stir.
4
Grab the 9x9 dish and pour in nut mixture. Press down firmly with a spatula making sure you do not have any air pockets.
5
Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let cool completely before cutting.
6
If you are wanting to drizzle chocolate over your KIND bar, microwave white chocolate and coconut oil in a small bowl and drizzle chocolate with a spoon over your bars. YUM!
7
Cut bars into 10 pieces.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 10 bars, Serving Size: 1 bar
Amount Per Serving:
283 Calories | 28g Fat | 10g Total Carbs | 4g Fiber | 5g Sugar Alcohol | 4g Protein | 1g Net Carbs
Once you make these special treats for your family, there’s no turning back!
You will never want to buy KIND bars from the store again. Everyone will be begging you to make this healthier and lower-carb alternative at home.
Enjoy!
I followed the recipe except I used Lakanto golden monkfruit instead of Swerve, and I added 1/2 tsp cardamom. It was easy to make and I loved the flavor. Mine were not sticky enough and did not stay together in bars, but the flavor was so good I ate it as granola.
i love this. My whole family also loves it. My first time did not work out as well as the next time. I feel like the trick is getting the Carmel sauce thick. Definitely need the 7-10 minutes cooking. Packing the mixture tightly also helped. After baking and cooling a while I put the pan in the refrigerator for a while to completely cool. I was able to get bars out instead of all crumbles.
Oh good! Thanks for the feedback! SO glad it worked out better for you the 2nd time!
Where do the Lily’s chocolate chips come in? I see there is chocolate in the regular ingredients and white chocolate as an optional drizzle. Doesn’t say when to add the chocolate chips.
Oops, you are right! They go in with the nut mixture before adding the caramel sauce! Thanks, Janel!
Thanks for the reply! My hubby is going to love these!!
You are very welcome, Janel!
I loooooove this recipe when I add up all the net carbs I still end up with 43.5 if there are 10 servings that’s over 4 carbs per serving. I wish I could figure this part of the keto equation out 🙁
Hi Julia! We would be happy to double check this for you, if you wanted to send us the brands of the items you used for yours.
Hi – I really, really, do not like coconut – how much would it change the outcome if I omitted it? Thanks!
Hi Dawn! You can absolutely omit the coconut. I would just add extra nuts to your mix in place of the shredded coconut. Now it will change your carb count, just keep that in mind. Enjoy!
Mine also turned into crumbly granola. It would be super helpful to tell us to what temperature we need to boil the caramel, as boiling temps vary by altitude and exact sweetners used. And the word “thick” is very subjective! Other copycat kind bar recipes insist in reach 260 degrees (hard ball stage on a candy thermometer). I don’t think you’re saying we have to go that high since we then cook it, but that would sure help ensure uniform results! Thanks much!
You’re welcome, Lisa! Sorry for any confusion with this. 💖 We’ll double check and test this out to confirm a temperature for you! 🤗
I made it and it was so addictive yummy! Only thing was that mine were quite crumbly. I wonder if adding egg white will help? Thanks again for the recipe.
Thanks for the heads up on how these turned out, JK. 💕 Glad they were yummy, but sorry to hear how crumbly. We’re planning to rework the recipe to fix that. In the meantime, if you try the egg white as a binder, let us know if works for you! ❤️🙌