Homemade Luna Bars!

I pretty much love any energy bar!! Luna bars were the first that I tried and loved, and now I’m hooked on larabars! By the way, we don’t have dates here, could I use raisins or prunes to make larabars instead?

Awesome!! I used to love Luna bars. The chocolate peppermint stick ones were my absolute favorite.

i’ve never tried a luna bar! i think i’ll be trying your homemade version first!

the only bars i LOVE are larabars!!! other than that, the cliff z kids “smores” flavor is really good. i’ve been dying to find their halloween flavor (white chocolate chip brownie) but can’t find it anywhere!

I love Luna Bars! When I saw the title of your post, I was ecstatic! I cannot wait to try them– my personal fave is the S’mores or Mint Chocolate Protein (this one seriously tastes like those Thin Mint girl Scout ones). Great post!

Oh my gosh, I made your brownie larabars last night and I seriously felt like I was eating a rich and chocolate brownie! Love it. Luna bars aren’t my favorite because they have a lot of ingredients, unlike larabars, but this recipe is great (:

What a fun idea! My favorite ever larabar flavor is the Coconut Creme Pie…if you made a homemade version of that, I would be very happy 🙂

I prefer the nut-and-dates variety of energy bars that you have (I love the chewy goodness). When I have Luna bar- like energy bars, they’re more of snacks/desserts to me! But still very yummy! 😀

Awesome! Good job for trying them out first! Luna bars are one of my favorites, and these look delicious! Thanks!

Sometimes I like energy bars. sometimes I don’t. Weird. These look amazing! How in the heck do you make them look so perfect? Love the chocolate bottoms. Mmm…

Omg I cannot wait to make these!!

Um, THANK YOU! I spent a fortune on my Nutz Over Chocolate LUNA bars every month (I buy them by the box) so I am so glad to have the chance to make them myself! So appreciated!

These look identical to Luna bars! I am so impressed. I am a huge Clif bar fan. I eat them on any long bike ride. I also love Larabars for a quick snack. Nutz over Chocolate is my favorite Luna Bar flavor!

Yum! I do like energy bars but HATE the cost of them- they are allllll so expensive. I can never wrap my head around that expensive for only a few oz of food… Homemade ideas help out a lot!

KATIE! You have just become my favorite person. 😀
I am seriously a Luna bar addict – they’re my one real splurge item at the store and thankfully I know somewhere that I can get them for less than $1 each. But homemade is always better! I’m definitely going to experiment with different flavors next time I’m home because the chocolate raspberry is my favorite.

I’ve always wanted to make my own Luna bars! They’re so yummy but I don’t buy them anymore because of the isolated soy protein and palm kernel oil. Yay for a tasty looking clone! 🙂

I’ve never tried Luna Bars, but these look awesome! I love making my own bars

Great idea! I love the idea of making these, and they look really easy to make.

I LOVE LUNA BARS!! Energy bars are one of my FAVE things, because I am always hungry and always on-the-go so I need something to keep me going!! I am buying some crispies as soon as I can to make these! 😀

I LOVE your recipes CCK, and I’m thrilled to see you post a Luna bar recipe!! But I have to correct you-someone did post a homemade luna bar recipe-when I searched for them this spring, I found this: http://fixationandcreation.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/customizable-energy-bars/
Looking fwd to trying yours too though!! (especially ’cause my kids just found and finished off my most recent stash of Hot Chocolate Babies!!)

I know you could do it. I used to be a big fan of luna bars but switched to Odwalla bars. After eating a Luna bar I was not happy with it. It had a funny taste. These are perfect because the ingredients are not so processed like the soy in the Luna bars. Plus, a little more chocolate wouldn’t hurt either. 🙂 Thanks for the recipe.

I don’t think I’ve commented before but I’m a long-time reader, non-vegan that is a big fan or your recipes! (Even though I love butter.) Luna bars are my favorite energy bar and these look great–can’t want to try them! (If you could figure out a recipe for homemade Chocolate Raspberry Luna bars, you would be my hero! (;)

Nice job tackling the ‘never been done before’! I think Luna bars are more intimidating to do at home because of the soy crunch part – rice crispies + protein power is better than the soy stuff if you ask me so I need to give these a try!

I’m really picky about bars, because some taste AMAZING but have the nutritional content of a candy bar, and others don’t taste so good. My absolute favorite are peanut butter chocolate Zing bars. I just wish they weren’t so expensive! I guess that is to convince me to not eat them too often. 😉

choc chip z bars are my pre workout bar of choice!
white chocolate macadamia nut clif bars are also amazinggggg 🙂

yummy looking recipe looks like chocolate dipped rice krispie treats 🙂

It’s like a healthier chocolate dipped rice crispy treat! Most energy bars are sort of glorified candy bars in my opinion, except several companies like larabar that really take the time to make a nutrient dense energy bar. I haven’t purchased an energy bar in a really long time though.

What a great idea. I need to make snacks and I think I’ll have to make these.

You did a great job on these…they are so professional looking! I love making rice krispie treats and frosting them with chocolate-peanut butter frosting or just chocolate…so do those count as liking energy bars? They give me energy…haha! 🙂

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! i would 1,000,000,000 times prefer yours over the regular Luna Bars! this gives me such a boost of inspiration to try to make some of the packaged bars i enjoy. you are beyond amazing!

xoxo <3

Dear Katie;
You are a genius and this is going on Pinterest + WeHeartIt
Love, Kathy:)

What a fantastic idea! I love having granola bars around for a quick snack but I don’t like spending so much money on them, and these look way healthier!!! 🙂

I love Luna Bars! My favorite are the white choc. Macadamia nut bars. Yours looks wonderful! So impressed you made a homemade version of these!

LOVE this! I wonder if I could modify it to make my favorite Iced Oatmeal Raisin flavor…

I have been looking EVERYWHERE for a Luna bar recipe! Thank you, thank you, thank you! My fav is chocolate dipped coconut. =)

Love Lara Bars if I don’t have time to do the homemade ones! Also – Raw Revolution Raspberry & Chocolate is great too:)

Do you think maple syrup would work as a sub for the agave/brown rice sugar? Or would the flavor be too strange a combination with the nut butter? Also- what pan size did you use for these? So excited to try this out!!!

Clif bars are great tasting and have some good vitamins/ingredients. I would like to see them make the packaging fit the bar though. The bar has gotten smaller over the years, but the package has stayed the same size. Just kind of annoying. It makes me feel like the company wants the customer to believe the bar in larger. Also, several other companies are lowering the sugar content without compromising taste. I believe Clif could do this as well.

Ok so this is one of my favorite recipes ..I’ve made it both ways. With full peanut butter and one with banana butter(it doesn’t quite stay together as well) I could eat the whole batch lol. Thx for the recipe!!

These look so delicious! If you’re a fan of peanut butter, please check out my recipe for peanut butter rice crispy treats with fleur de sel… http://bit.ly/peanutbuttertreats

Thanks!

Substituted some coconut and almonds for some of the krispies and used almond butter. OMG you have to try this!!! I froze them first then drizzled with chocolate!! Yummy.

These look really easy and yummy! I do love energy bars, especially chocolatey ones! However, I rarely buy them simply because they are often too calorie and sugar heavy for me. I know you’re not a calorie counter, but over the summer, I went from 155 lbs to 120 lbs and I really have calorie counting (paired with lots of exercise of course) to thank for my weight loss and it’s now a habit. Not gonna lie, I get a little obsessive but I’m working on it. I’ve uped my calories from 1,200 a day to around 1,400-1,500 and I’ve managed to maintain my weight for the past 4 months. So, a 200-400 calorie energy bar that has several grams of fat and upwards of 20-25 grams of sugar isn’t worth the few grams of protein and fiber I’m getting from it. I’d much prefer other snacks, but that’s just me. They are delicious of course! I may just have to try your versions so I can control what all goes in them 🙂

Hey Katie. I would be so delighted if you added a recipe for white chocolate macadamia nut luna bars. You don’t seem to be that into white chocolate, but I know this bar is a fan fav!

OK…you pricked my curiosity with your homemade LUNA bar post. I love LUNA bars so will definitely be trying this recipe out! I’m actually having a LUNA bar giveaway on my blog, http://bridgethegapmakinghealthierchoices.blogspot.com/ this week for their new flavor, Peanut Honey Pretzel! They are so good!!

Hey! Not sure if this was already asked or not. Could these be easily freezed? Im afraid I’d be the only one eating these! And I simply won’t eat that much in a day. lol

Hey! Great recipe! Which brand and flavor of protein powder did you use?

So I just read you don’t like measuring your ingredients while baking/cooking… well, I’m sure it’s tedious! But I bet writing down the recipe is just as much work, since you’re constantly adapting it. I’d be curious to sometime see what your recipe creation process is like! Maybe you should set up a video camera in your kitchen and just turn it on while you cook. 🙂 It might help you remember what you did in the recipe, and if you were really brave, you could share it with us then too, so that we can see your creative genius. 😀 Haha. Anyway…keep up the good work!

These are so very good, I couldn’t help but pin them Katie. You are a blessing!
And a person can add whatever they prefer to this recipe and they still turn out
wonderfully! Kudos and {{{BIG HUGS}}} for all you do!

I doubled this recipe in a 9×13 pan and got 18 large bars. I’ve never had real luna bars but I know they probably cost $1.50-$2/each like most fancy energy bars. This recipe cost only about $5 (one bag bittersweet chocolate / half jar peanut butter / 6c krispies / 1c agave). Probably one of your most frugal recipes! I stored them in individual snack bags in the freezer to grab and go. I will probably end up eating them as dessert though.

Glad to find this recipe, been looking for some healthy snack food!

I just made these using regular Rice Krispies and corn syrup for the sweetener. I doubled the recipe and put it in a 9×13 pan. Instead of spreading chocolate I melted a 4 oz ghiradelli white chocolate bar and spread that over it. Super yummy. Thank you for the recipe. My friend and I love to get together and combine the power of our blendtecs to make your larabars!

I’ve made these a few times now and they’re so so good! Way better than a luna bar in my opinion. I’ve made them with both peanut and almond butter; I prefer peanut. I made them yesterday and added 1/4 cup flax meal and I used 1/4 cup of chocolate egg white protein powder (Jay Robb brand). So good, very healthy. Great recipe!

i was wondering….. Can I use honey as my sweetener?

AMAZZZZING!!!! I made the chocolate sauce (sugar free) and it was amazing!!!