Granola Bars
Print recipe| Serves | 16 squares |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 40 minutes |
| Total time | 50 minutes |
Ingredients
- 2 cups large flake oats
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seed (small, raw and unsalted)
- 1/2 cup ground flax seed
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup dried blueberries (cranberries, cherries or chopped apricots are also delicious)
Directions
| 1. | Preheat oven to 350F |
| 2. | Combine oats, almonds, pumpkin seeds and flax seed and spread out on a baking sheet. |
| 3. | Bake for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes |
| 4. | In the meantime, combine honey, maple syrup, brown sugar, oil, salt and vanilla in a small saucepan and heat over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved |
| 5. | When oat mixture is removed from oven, lower heat until 300F |
| 6. | Combine oat mixture, honey mixture and blueberries until all ingredients evenly incoporated |
| 7. | Spread mixture evenly in a 9"x9" silicone (or oiled) baking pan and press the mixture down firmly with the back of a spoon. |
| 8. | Bake for 25 minutes |
| 9. | Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before cutting into 16 even squares |