Almond Butter Granola Bars

8/31/2026

Traveling through Europe is magical... and exhausting ... and magical.😅 I spent 4 days last week speed walking through the cobblestone streets in the Netherlands and experiencing the breathtaking countryside on bicycle like I was training for a duathon.🚵🏼😂 I visited museums that were the size of small cities, took a boat cruise on the Amstel canal, witnessed the making of traditional Dutch clogs and filled an SD card to capacity with of pictures of windmills. 🤣

I had the best time and I considered it my civic duty to eat my way through Amsterdam. I sampled Dutch cheese, apple pie, stroopwafels, poffertjes and pancakes - so many pancakes.🥞😋 There was no chance of being hungry while in Amsterdam because there are cafes and stands selling delicious treats on every corner. I still packed a granola bar in my camera bag every day because I'm an eternal optimist. I never give up the hope that I would somehow summon the willpower to resist the temptation of a warm stroopwafel and choose a healthier snack option instead. I mean... you never know - it could happen one day.🤷🏻‍♀️😂

Travel isn't really about seeing every landmark, checking every box or sticking perfectly to the itinerary. It's about getting delightfully lost. It's about finding the little bakery I wasn't looking for. It's about lingering over dinner and laughing when the train I'm on goes in the wrong direction and apparently, it's about carrying healthy snacks in my bag to keep me from stopping at every wafel bakery.

I'm super excited to share the pictures of my journey through Amsterdam with you so stay tuned if you love photos of windmills, canals and cheese. 😂 🧀

Almond Butter Granola Bars
½ cup honey
⅓ cup coconut oil
⅓ cup almond butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups rolled oats
½ cup almonds, chopped
¼ cup mini chocolate chips