These granola bars are full of good things and lack any ingredients you can't pronounce. Everyone in our family loves them.
Author: Maureen Shaw
Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: American
Serves: 24
Ingredients
3 cups rolled oats (not the instant kind)
½ cup macadamia nuts (cut in half)
½ cup walnuts (roughly chopped)
½ cup pecans (roughly chopped)
½ cup peanuts (whatever sort you like)
¼ cup coconut flakes
⅔ cup sultanas or raisins
¼ cup pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
¼ cup sunflower seeds
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup flaked almonds (or any almonds you have on hand)
½ cup honey
¼ cup maple syrup (you can reduce this if you wish but add more honey)
⅓ cup butter (unsalted or reduce the amount of salt you ad if you use salted butter)
¼ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Preheat oven top 180C/350F and line a baking sheet with baking paper
Add all the nuts and roast for 5 minutes, stir and roast for another 3-4 minutes until lightly browned. (and try not to eat any - I couldn't stop myself)
Line another baking sheet with baking paper and add the oats, sunflower seeds, pepitas and coconut and roast for 5-7 minutes, stirring once.
While the ingredients are roasting, add the butter, brownsugar, honey and maple syrup in a large saucepan and cook on medium heat until the mixture boils. Reduce heat so the mixture simmers and cook for 4 minutes to thicken.
When the nuts and oats are roasted, place them in a large bowl and pour over the honey mixture when done.
Mix well with a spatula and pour into a baking tray with sides that's been lined with baking paper.
Smooth the mixture with the spatula and place a sheet of baking paper on top. I used the bottom of a pan to press down the mixture as hard as I could. The more compressed the mixture is, the better it will stick together in bars.
Leave the top baking paper on and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Remove from the baking tray and place on a cutting board.
Cut to the size you want and wrap in cling film.
The bars will last a week. (probably not at my house)
Recipe by Orgasmic Chef at https://orgasmicchef.com/homemade-granola-bars/