Granola Bars

As promised, I am posting a recipe for Granola bars. I made these the other day, brought them to work and they were a huge hit!

Make sure you use a 13X9 pan... I used smaller which made them too thick

2 1/2 cup rolled oats ( gluten free) 

1/2 cup quinoa flour ( just get Reg quinoa, blend it till its like flour )

1/2 cup non fat non fat dry milk powder

1/2 cup unsweetened coconut

1/2 cup sliced almonds or pecans ( I did almonds this time ) 

1/2 cup raisins 

1/2 cup dried fruit ( apples berries ) 

1/2 cup all natural peanut butter / almond butter 

1 cup honey - dark 

2 teaspoons vanilla 

Directions: 

Spray pan with cooking spray and preheat oven to 325

In a large mixing bowl combine oats, quinoa flour, dry milk, coconut, almonds, raisins, dried fruit and stir until combined. 

In a small saucepan combine the honey and peanut butter on low heat stir occasionally but DONT boil. Remove from heat add vanilla. 

Add the warm mixture to the dry and mix quickly. Pour into your baking dish and press firmly with your hands. ( you want to get rid of any air pockets ) 

Bake for 25 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown. ( I needed to put them in longer just cause they were made thicker, so judge according to size ). 

Let cool for ten minutes the cut them into your desired size 

Oh! You can add a nice peanut butter " coating " by using the same peanut butter/ honey mixture ( maybe less the honey) and drizzle it on top 

I didn't cut them properly so I apologize for the appearance