Homemade Granola Bars

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Homemade Granola Bars

Homemade Granola Bars

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  • Yield: 12-24 granola bars
  • You're needed for: 20 minutes
  • Until it's done: 50 minutes

Homemade granola bars.  Super satisfying and easy to make.  Dirt cheap, too!

Ingredients:

  • TOOLS
  • blender - I used my Vitamix,
  • FOODS
  • apples - 2 whole, sliced & cored (i used organic fiji, but whatever's crispy)
  • water - 1.5 cups
  • stevia - a lot, like 10 or 15 packets
  • raw almonds - 1 cup
  • almond milk - 1/4 cup
  • honey - 1 cup
  • dried cranberries - 1 cup
  • pumpkin seeds - 1/2 cup
  • semi sweet chocolate chips - 3/4 cup (the darker the better!)
  • rolled oats - 5 cups
  • cinnamon - 1 t
  • salt - dash
  • extra virgin olive oil spray - for the pan

Instructions:

PREP:

  1. Preheat oven to 325.
  2. Spray 9 x 13 pan with e.v.o.o. spray
  3. Add water to your Vitamix.  Then add sliced and cored apples. (Liquid ingredients first!)
  4. Blend on low speed for 10 seconds.  Use tamper as needed.
  5. Place apple sauce mix, honey and stevia in large pot over medium heat.  5 minutes.
  6. Throw raw almonds and almond milk in your Vitamix.
  7. Blend on low speed for 10 seconds.  Use tamper as needed.
  8. Place ground almonds, cranberries, salt, chocolate chips, cinnamon, pumpkin seeds and oats in large bowl.
  9. Mix.
  10. Add (mostly) dry mixture to the pan with hot apple sauce stuff.
  11. Mix it all together.
  12. Gently press granola into the pan.

COOK:

  1. Bake for 30 minutes.
  2. Throw pan in fridge to cool for a few hours.
  3. Slice ’em.
  4. Bag ’em.
  5. Be happy.

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