Oat and Quinoa Granola Bar
Author: Kerry
Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 16
- 1 ½ cup old fashioned oats
- ¾ cup quinoa
- ¾ cup raisins, dried cranberries or dried apricots coarsely chopped
- ½ cup chopped nuts
- ⅓ cup unsweetened coconut
- 2 Tablespoons chia seed or flaxseed
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
- ⅓ cup honey
- ½ cup creamy almond butter or natural peanut butter
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips or chopped bittersweet chocolate
- Spread oats and quinoa on a baking sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes until lightly brown.
- In a medium sized bowl mix baked oat/quinoa mixture and dried fruit, nuts, coconut, chia seed and chocolate.
- Place coconut oil, nut butter, honey and salt in a 2 cup microwave proof bowl or measuring cup and heat on high for 1 minute, stirring at 30 seconds.
- Pour nut butter mixture over oat mixture and stir until combined.
- Press into a 9 inch square or 10x7 inch pyrex coated with coconut or canola cooking spray.
- Bake 15 minutes until lightly browned.
- Allow to cool and cut into 16 bars.
- Store in an airtight container and they last for 1 week.
- This is a great tasting, crunchy and full of fiber and protein.
- Have fun experimenting with different combinations of dried fruit and nuts.
- I made one batch with dark chocolate covered macadamia nuts and raisins and one batch with no nuts and mini chocolate chips.
Recipe by Growing Weisser at https://www.growingweisser.com/oat-and-quinoa-granola-bar
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