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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Granola Bars - My favorite snack!

What You Need:
2 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup sliced or chopped almonds
1/2 cup peanuts (roasted or not, either way non-salted)
1/2 cup raw honey
1/3 cup packed homemade PB
1 oz butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 - 2 cups dried fruit (I used cranberries and apricots - NO sugar added!)
Greased 9x9 (or equivalent)

** I always make a double batch to have them for snacks for the week! **

What To Do:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine sunflower seeds, oats, and almonds on half pan and place in oven for 15 minutes, stirring halfway through.

Meanwhile, combine honey, PB, butter, vanilla, and salt in saucepan and cook on medium, stirring constantly until well combined. Time this so you are taking the mixture out of the oven and adding to directly to the sauce. In large bowl, combine oat mixture and sauce, peanuts, and fruit. Mix until well combined. Reduce heat in oven to 300 degrees.

In baking pan, press mixture down evenly and bake for 25 minutes.
Allow to cool completely before cutting into approx 2x2 squares.

Enjoy!

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