Lärabar is a brand of

energy bars Energy bars are supplemental bars containing cereals, micronutrients, and flavor ingredients intended to supply quick food energy. Because most energy bars contain added protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and other nutrients, they may be ...

produced by

General Mills General Mills, Inc., is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded processed consumer foods sold through retail stores. Founded on the banks of the Mississippi River at Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, the company orig ...

. The bars come in a variety of flavors such as

Apple Pie An apple pie is a fruit pie in which the principal filling ingredient is apples. The earliest printed recipe is from England. Apple pie is often served with whipped cream, ice cream ("apple pie à la mode"), or cheddar cheese. It is generally ...

Carrot Cake Carrot cake (also known as passion cake) is cake that contains carrots mixed into the batter. Most modern carrot cake recipes have a white cream cheese frosting. Sometimes nuts such as walnuts or pecans are added into the cake batter, as wel ...

Cinnamon Roll A cinnamon roll (also known as cinnamon bun, cinnamon swirl, cinnamon Danish and cinnamon snail) is a sweet roll commonly served in Northern Europe (mainly in Nordic countries, but also in Austria and Germany) and North America. In Sweden it is ...

, and Mint Chip Brownie.

History

Lärabar was created by

Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

native Lara Merriken, who was looking to make a "very healthy product that tasted delicious". According to the

website, Merriken's inspiration for the snack occurred during a hiking trip in 2000 through the

Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

. As she was running down the mountain, she was inspired to create a food bar that was made out of only fruits, nuts and spices. The umlaut on the ä is decorative. The bars were first introduced for sale in the United States on April 14, 2003. The original flavors were Cherry Pie, Apple Pie, Cashew Cookie, Banana Bread, and Chocolate Coconut Chew. In 2008, General Mills acquired the original producer of Lärabar, Humm Foods. The product line has been expanded to more than 30 varieties, including high-protein bars and bars for children. In 2019, the Lärabar range launched in the UK.

Flavors

The thirty Lärabar flavors offered are: * Almond Butter Chocolate Chip * Almond Cookie *

Banana Bread Banana bread is a type of cake made from mashed bananas. It is often a moist and sweet quick bread but some recipes are yeast raised. History Banana bread recipes began to feature in well-known cookbooks across North America as sodium bicarbonate ...

* Banana Chocolate Chip * Blueberry Muffin * Carrot Cake * Cashew Cookie * Cherry Pie * Chocolate Chip Brownie * Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough * Chocolate Hazelnut Swirl * Cinnamon Raisin Cookie *

* Cocoa Coconut Chew * Coconut Chocolate Chip *

Gingerbread Gingerbread refers to a broad category of baked goods, typically flavored with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon and sweetened with honey, sugar, or molasses. Gingerbread foods vary, ranging from a moist loaf cake to forms nearly as crisp as ...

(Only available at

Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus, Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by country, around t ...

) *

Key Lime Pie Key lime pie is an American dessert pie. It is made of lime, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk. It may be served with no topping, topped with a meringue topping made from egg whites, or with whipped cream; it may be cooked in a pie crust, ...

Lemon Bar The lemon bar, also called lemon square, is a popular type of dessert bar in the United States consisting of a thin, shortbread crust and a lemon curd filling. Origin and history The first widely published lemon bar recipe was printed in the ' ...

* Mint Chip Brownie * Peanut Butter & Jelly * Peanut Butter Banana * Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip * Peanut Butter Cookie *

Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin pie is a dessert pie with a spiced, pumpkin-based custard filling. The pumpkin and pumpkin pie are both a symbol of harvest time, and pumpkin pie is generally eaten during the fall and early winter. In the United States and Canada it is u ...

(Only available at

Halloween Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observanc ...

) *

Pecan Pie Pecan pie is a pie of pecan nuts mixed with a filling of eggs, butter, and sugar (typically corn syrup). Variations may include white or brown sugar, cane syrup, sugar syrup, molasses, maple syrup, or honey. It is popularly served at holiday ...

* Pineapple Upside Down Cake *

Snickerdoodle A snickerdoodle is a type of cookie made with flour, fat, sugar, and salt, and rolled in cinnamon sugar. Eggs may also sometimes be used as an ingredient, with cream of tartar and baking soda added to leaven the dough. Snickerdoodles are char ...

(Only available at Christmas) * Strawberry Chocolate Chip

Reviews

An April 2007 review in the ''

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Descended from the ''Pittsburgh Gazette'', established in 1786 as the first newspaper published west of the All ...

'' praised Lärabar, writing "The bar is moist and chewy, tart and tasty. None of the medicinal tastes of other protein bars." The bar's "authentic" taste and use as a breakfast meal have also been complimented.

Recalls

In January 2009, General Mills voluntarily recalled Peanut Butter Cookie flavor Lärabar for fear of

salmonella ''Salmonella'' is a genus of rod-shaped (bacillus) Gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The two species of ''Salmonella'' are ''Salmonella enterica'' and ''Salmonella bongori''. ''S. enterica'' is the type species and is fur ...

contamination. No illnesses were reported.

References

External links

Official US websiteOfficial Canada website

Official UK website

Lärabar on General Mills website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Larabar Energy food products General Mills brands Products introduced in 2000 2000 establishments in Colorado Companies based in Denver 2008 mergers and acquisitions