Granola Bars.

Granola Bars

It's just nice to have a good granola bar recipe around!

2c oats
1/4c pumpkin seeds
1/4c sunflower seeds
4T chia seeds
4T flax seed
1/3c raw honey
1/3c maple syrup
1/4c blackstrap molasses
2T coconut oil/ butter, melted
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. redmonds real salt/sea salt

Optional add-ins:

1/2c shredded organic coconut
1/2c allergy free chocolate chips (we love the enjoy life brand- NO soy)
1/4c craisins
1/4 -1/2c nuts

I usually double this recipe. Grease your 9x13" pan. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread oats, nuts and seeds in pan. Don't toast your flax, it will lose its nutrients. Toast in preheated oven for 10 minutes then stir it up and toast for another 10 mins. The mixture should be lightly browned. While that oat mixture is toasting in bowl combine honey, syrup, molasses. flax, melted coconut oil, vanilla and salt. Mix well. When the oat mixture is done turn oven down to 300 degrees. Mix oat mixture in mixer with syrup mixture. Mix well but don't over mix. Then mix in your add-ins by hand. I have done one of them or all of them and the go well together. You want the mixture to be fairly wet but not runny. If you need more liquid add more syrup, honey or molasses. Pour onto a piece of parchment paper in your 9x13" pan. Bake at 300 degrees for approx. 25 minutes. Cool completely and cut into bars. I have made this recipe probably 50 times and it comes out different almost every time. Play around with it, make it your own! If its too dry one time add more liquid next and vice-versa. Enjoy!