This copycat Larabar recipe is so easy to make with just three ingredients! This cherry pie flavor just uses dried dates, almonds and cherries.

A granola bar on a sheet of parchment paper next to a stack of granola bars on a white plate.

I tried my first Larabar on a lark while shopping at REI. I quickly became obsessed with the Cherry Pie flavor and recently realized how easy they are to make at home!

A line of granola bars wrapped in parchment paper on a white plate.

A stack of granola bars wrapped in parchment paper and twine on a white plate.

Notes

Nutrition: I calculated these to be about 165 calories per bar.

1/2 cup pitted dates (small ones from Costco) = about 9 dates = ~180 calories
1/2 cup almonds = 320 calories
1/2 cup dried cherries = 160 calories

660 calories/4 = 165 calories. They’re small, but the flavor is intense.

Cherry Pie Larabars

Erika Kwee

These copycat cherry pie Larabars can be made with just 3 simple ingredients!

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Servings bars

Ingredients

1/2 cup Medjool dates, pitted
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup almonds I used roasted and salted but you can also use unsalted or raw almonds
1 tbsp water

Instructions

In a food processor, grind the dates, cherries and almonds together until you achieve a uniform mixture. If the mixture seems too dry to easily stick together, add water a teaspoon at a time until the mixture starts to clump together. Err on the side of adding less water, because you can’t take it back!
To make nice square bars, I squished the mixture into a rough square with my hands, wrapped it in wax paper, then used a cutting board to press the top flat. Cut into 4 squares and enjoy! Bars will last for about a week in the fridge.

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Cherry Pie Larabars
Inspired by Rawified

Yield: 4 bars

1/2 cup pitted dates
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 – 1 tablespoon warm water

In a food processor, process the dates and almonds until finely ground (I used the “grind” button on my machine). Add the cherries and process until the mixture is in uniform chunks, about the size of…oh, I don’t know. Small gravel? If the mixture seems too dry to easily stick together, add warm water 1/4 tablespoon at a time until the mixture starts to clump together. Err on the side of adding less water, because you can’t take it back!

To make nice square bars, I squished the mixture into a rough square with my hands, wrapped it in wax paper, then used a cutting board to press the top flat. I used a random assortment of flat-edged items in my kitchen to press the sides flat.