Granola bars!

So I tried this new recipe for homemade granola bars. They have no refined sugar (Alberta honey instead!) and no nasty preservatives. This can be amended very easily for the fruits and nuts you prefer as well.

Granola bars:

3 cups rolled oats
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup almonds
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/3 plus 1/4 cup honey (the 1/3 can be replaced with maple syrup for a different flavour)
1/4 cup milk with 1 tsp vanilla added
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup dark chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Process 2 cups of rolled oats in blender or food processor until they become flour-like. Mix with all other dry ingredients (except coconut and chocolate) in a bowl.

Mix wet ingredients together. Add to dry and mix untilwell combined.

Grease a 9inch pan. Line with parchment paper. Add mixture to the dish, pressing down with a moistened spatula.
Sprinkle coconut on top.

Pre-cut the pan into 12 bars. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until edges begin to brown.
When cool cut again,

Melt dark chocolate and drizzle over completed granola bars.

Store in an air tight container for up to a week.


(I got the original recipe from Coach Nicole on SparkPeople,and amended it to my liking)

ENJOY and HAPPY BAKING!