Dried Fruit & Nut Granola Bar
It's easy to make your own delicious granola bar! This recipe is so flexible, you can use whatever nuts or dried fruits you have.
Yield
8 servingsPrep
10 minCook
10 minReady
65 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
rolled oats
or oats, quick cooking |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
almonds
silvered |
*
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
sunflower seeds
|
|
| 1 ½ | tablespoons |
-
flaxseeds |
* |
| 1 ½ | tablespoon |
sesame seeds
|
|
| 1 | cup |
cereal, multi-grain
unsweetened and puffed |
* |
| ¼ | cup |
cherries, dried
chopped, or currants |
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
apricots, dried
chopped |
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
cranberries, dried
|
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
golden raisins
chopped, or any your favorite dried fruits |
|
| ¼ | cup |
almond butter
creamy |
*
|
| 2 ½ | tablespoons |
turbinado sugar
optional |
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
honey
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ⅛ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
rolled oats
or oats, quick cooking |
|
| 79 | ml |
almonds
silvered |
*
|
| 45 | ml |
sunflower seeds
|
|
| 23 | ml |
-
flaxseeds |
* |
| 23 | ml |
sesame seeds
|
|
| 237 | ml |
cereal, multi-grain
unsweetened and puffed |
* |
| 59 | ml |
cherries, dried
chopped, or currants |
*
|
| 59 | ml |
apricots, dried
chopped |
*
|
| 59 | ml |
cranberries, dried
|
*
|
| 59 | ml |
golden raisins
chopped, or any your favorite dried fruits |
|
| 59 | ml |
almond butter
creamy |
*
|
| 38 | ml |
turbinado sugar
optional |
*
|
| 59 | ml |
honey
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 0.6 | ml |
salt
|
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Coat an 8-inch-square pan with cooking spray.
Spread oats, almonds, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds and sesame seeds evenly on a large baking sheet.
Bake until the oats are lightly toasted and the nuts are fragrant, stir one halfway through, 8 to 12 minutes.
Transfer to a large bowl.
Stir in puffed cereal, all the dried fruits until well mixed.
Add almond butter, sugar, honey, vanilla and salt in a small saucepan.
Heat over medium-low, stirring constantly, until the mixture bubbles lightly, 3 to 5 minutes.
Right away pour the almond butter mixture over the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon until all the dried spots are moistened.
Arrange the mixture into the prepared square pan.
Coat your hands lightly with cooking spray and press the mixture down firmly to make an even layer.
Refrigerate until firm, at least half an hour.
Cut into bars; bigger or small, square or rectangular depend on your own interest.
