Trail Mix Granola Bars
Use your favorite "mix-ins" for a combination you will really love.
Equipment
- 8-inch square baking dish
- Parchment paper to line dish
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup oat flour (oats processed in a food processor)
- 1 2/3 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups dried fruit and chopped mixed nuts ex) dried cranberries, cherries, chopped apricots, raisins, dried blueberries, cashews, almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts
- 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/3 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter)
- 6 tbsp butter, melted
- 1/3 cup honey (pourable, not raw)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Line baking pan with parchment paper, cut to size, overlaying on two sides of the pan (to easily lift out baked bars). Lightly grease sides of pan.
- Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl: oat flour, oats, sugar, dried fruit and nuts, coconut flakes, cinnamon, and salt.
- Combine wet ingredients in a large glass measuring cup or small bowl: melted butter, honey, peanut butter, vanilla, and water. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until combined.
- Press mixture evenly into baking pan using a flat spatula or your hands. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges.
- Cool completely in pan, refrigerating if necessary to set. Cut into squares using a large chef's knife.
Notes
To make nut-free (school/allergy-friendly): use dried fruit and mixed seeds (pumpkin seeds, sesame, sunflower, flax, etc.) and substitute sunflower seed butter for peanut butter.
Use up the crumbs! Save crumbled pieces to top a bowl of yogurt.
This recipe is adapted from Smitten Kitchen.