Store-bought Larabars can be expensive to have on hand all the time. Making homemade Larabars saves you money, and lets you customize the ingredients!
Who doesn’t love Larabars? Larabar fruit and nut bars are a delicious snack. They are especially great for gluten-free and vegan eaters.
What most of us don’t love is the cost. At about $1.20 per bar, they can be a pricey snack. For me, Larabars are an occasional treat rather than a snack I can have on hand all the time.
But I’ve found a solution! It’s really easy to make homemade bars very similar to Larabars. And, you’ll spend less homemaking them than you would pay to buy them. My estimation is homemade Larabars cost at least 40 cents less per bar than store-bought ones! Those savings add up quickly.
Besides, these homemade Larabars are easy to make. When you make them yourself you also get to choose your ingredients to make flavors you love! Grab your food processor and some dates and you’re ready to go!
These are my favorite 12 recipes for homemade Larabars. All of them are gluten-free, and vegan!
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Chocolate Brownie Bars
(paleo, gluten-free, vegan)
From Chocolate Covered Katie
These imitation Chocolate Chip Brownie homemade Larabars only have 5 ingredients and take 5 minutes to make!
Ingredients: dates, walnuts or pecans, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, and salt (optional). Also optional: chocolate chips, shredded coconut, and chia seeds.
Cashew Cookie Larabars
(paleo, gluten-free, vegan)
From Chocolate Covered Katie
These cashew cookie Larabars are made with just three ingredients! They’re both quick to make, and delicious.
Ingredients: cashews, dates, and salt. Optional: vanilla extract.
Apple Pie Larabars
(paleo, gluten-free, vegan)
From Healthy Liv
You can find dried unsweetened apples at Trader Joe’s, or you can also find them on Amazon.
Ingredients: dates, raisins, dried apples, almonds, walnuts, cinnamon, and salt.
Cherry Pistachio Bars
(paleo, gluten-free, vegan)
From The Healthy Maven
This homemade Larabar recipe with just five ingredients looks amazing! I love the idea of using pistachios and dried cherries together.
Ingredients: dates, dried cherries, pistachios, almonds, and sea salt.
Carrot Cake Bars
(paleo-friendly, gluten-free, vegan)
From This Mess Is Ours
Carrot cake is delicious but can be really challenging to make. These are so much easier and healthier! For paleo homemade Larabars, leave out the crystallized ginger and make sure your coconut is unsweetened.
Ingredients: almonds, walnuts, hemp hearts, dates, coconut oil, cinnamon, shredded coconut, carrot, and crystallized ginger.
Peanut Butter Cookie Larabars
(paleo, gluten-free, vegan)
From Detoxinista
These homemade Larabars only take three ingredients and ten minutes to make!
Ingredients: dates, roasted unsalted peanuts, and sea salt.
Pecan Pie Larabars
(paleo, gluten-free, vegan)
From The Live-In Kitchen
These homemade Larabars are made with just five ingredients. Who doesn’t want to snack on pecan pie?
Ingredients: almonds, pecans, salt, vanilla extract, and dates.
Key Lime Larabars
(paleo, gluten-free, vegan)
From My Whole Food Life
These make me think of family vacations in Florida growing up. We always ate key lime pie there in my grandparents’ cottage. It’s crazy how much nostalgia foods can bring back.
Ingredients: almonds, cashews, shredded coconut, dates, lime, and water.
Blueberry Larabars
(paleo, gluten-free, vegan)
From The Buzz
I think these win for “the prettiest” homemade Larabars on this list. You can dehydrate your blueberries yourself in the oven or buy them already dried.
Ingredients: pecans, cashews, dates, blueberries or dried blueberries, and vanilla.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Larabars
(paleo, gluten-free, vegan)
From My Whole Food Life
Cookie dough is usually off limits when you can’t eat gluten, so these homemade Larabars are a real treat!
Ingredients: dates, cashews, chocolate chips, sea salt, and water.
Salted Chocolate Chia Bars
(paleo, gluten-free, vegan)
From Hummusapien
Salted chocolate is always a good idea. Chia seeds add amazing crunch, antioxidants, and essential omega-3 fatty acids!
Ingredients: dates, almonds, walnuts, shredded coconut, cocoa powder, chia seeds, salt, and water.
Almond Joy Larabars
(paleo, gluten-free, vegan)
From 40 Aprons
Almond Joy was my favorite candy bar growing up! Almond Joy isn’t a Larabar flavor you can buy, so this is a great one to make yourself!
Ingredients: almonds, dates, coconut flakes, cocoa powder, and water. Optional: almond and vanilla extracts.
2 comments
I wish i could find a swap for cashews! Both of my kids have bad allergies to Cashews/pistachios and that makes most of the lara bars in the store unavailable to us.
Hi Brianna! That does make it tricky. But you can definitely swap in other kinds of nuts (or even seeds!) if you make them at home 🙂 You could try almonds, walnuts, pecans or even pumpkin seeds. Let me know what you find you like!