Fruit And Nut Granola Bars

9 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (I use walnuts, almonds and a small handful of sunflower seeds)
  • 1 cup chopped dried fruit (I use dried apricots and dried cherries)
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. 2
    Grease an 8x8 glass pan.
  3. 3
    Place nuts and oats on a baking sheet, and bake for about 12 minutes or until lightly toasted.
  4. 4
    While oats and nuts are toasting, place in a saucepan over medium heat the honey, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, cinnamon and salt.
  5. 5
    Stir until the mixture bubbles, and keep it boiling and stirring for about 2 minutes.
  6. 6
    When oats and nuts come out of the oven, turn it down to 325.
  7. 7
    Take the pan off the heat, and when the oats are finished, pour them right into the saucepan and mix to combine honey mixture evenly.
  8. 8
    Stir in the chopped dried fruit.
  9. 9
    Press mixture into the glass pan with the back of a spoon - it will be pretty sticky.
  10. 10
    Bake at 325 for 20 minutes, and let cool completely before cutting.
  11. 11
    Wrapped in saran wrap, these will keep for at least a couple of weeks!

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