Homemade Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup pepitas
- 1/4 cup flax seeds ground
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 1 cup whole cashews
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
Add later
- 1 cup dried pineapple chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325.
- Combine the dry ingredients; spread out evenly on the rimmed baking sheet and toast for 15 minutes. Take the pan out once or twice to give the mixture a good toss, to make sure things are browning evenly.
- Meanwhile, stir together the wet works in a saucepan over medium heat until the sugar melts. Once the oats are nicely toasted, stir together everything, adding the pineapple. Spread the mixture out on a sheet of parchment paper. Fold the edges over to meet on the top and roll this out to about 3/8″. Fold the end in to square up and refold and roll.
- Bake the giant granola bar for 30 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool completely on a wire rack. Once the bar is cool enough to handle, but still warm enough to avoid cracking, lift the granola sheet out of the pan and onto a cutting board. Using a pizza cutting wheel, cut the sheet into one-inch wide bars. Next, cut the series of bars in half, lengthwise.
- Store in an airtight container.
