Ingredients
The following ingredients have 7 Servings
- 1½ cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup crisp rice cereal (I like Erewhon Crisp Brown Rice)
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips (I use Enjoy Life brand)
- 1/4 cup dried cherries, finely minced
- 1/3 cup brown rice syrup
- 1/4 cup coconut oil (or butter)
- 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp almond extract
- pinch salt
Instruction
- In a small saucepan, melt together coconut oil, brown rice syrup, and maple syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, almond, and salt. Let mixture cool slightly.
- While syrup mixture is cooking, stir together oats, rice cereal, and dried cherries. Pour syrup mixture over the dry ingredients and stir to combine. (The mixture may seem a bit wet–Don’t worry!) Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
- Line an 8×8″ baking dish with parchment paper.
- Pat granola mixture into the pan firmly. Allow to cool completely, 1-2 hours.
- The granola bars will set as they cool. To speed things up, you can pop them in the refrigerator.
- Slice and eat! Granola bars will keep covered for 4-5 days.