I love both making and eating recipes like this one. Homemade granola bars are a favorite in our home, and I am certain that I will be churning out many batches this season. This tummy-friendly homemade granola bars recipe with photo was shared with us by VSL#3, the makers of a multi-strain probiotic medical food.

2016 Update: VSL#3 Now A Dairy-Free Probiotic

VSL#3 has always been non-dairy by ingredients. Probiotics are technically just bacteria. However, this brand did have a “may contain” disclaimer for traces of dairy due to the production process. Fortunately, VSL Pharmaceuticals has relocated manufacturing of its probiotic medical food VSL#3 back to Italy to remove all traces of dairy from the process, making it the only dairy-free probiotic medical food available.

According to VSL’s U.S. Distributor, “Moving VSL#3 back to the original manufacturing facility in Italy has allowed the brand to revert back to an established process that removes all dairy while maintaining the original proprietary mix of eight strains of live bacteria.”

The new manufacturing process will also stabilize pricing and enable packaging improvements. To note, a trace amount of cornstarch has been added to the product to reduce moisture and maintain potency.

Special Diet Notes & Options: Homemade Granola Bars

By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, optionally gluten-free, tree nut-free, optionally soy-free, and vegetarian.

For peanut-free homemade granola bars use sunflower seed butter or pea butter in place of the peanut butter. If peanuts are your only concern, then you can use almond butter, cashew butter, or another nut-butter.

For egg-free and vegan homemade granola bars, substitute the egg with 1/4 cup mashed banana or applesauce, 1 chia or flax egg, or 1 Ener-G egg replacer.

