Ingredients
The following ingredients have 6 Servings
- 1 3/4 cups 430 ml old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup 250 ml chopped unsalted nuts, such as walnuts, pecans, pistachios, almonds, or cashews
- 1 cup 250 ml chopped dried fruits, such as pitted dates, apricots, raisins, or dried cranberries (use at least a third of dates for the best chewiness)
- 1/3 cup 80 ml whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup 80 ml packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup 60 ml wheat bran, or ground flaxseeds, or hemp hearts, or substitute whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup 60 ml sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, or toasted sesame seeds
- 1/2 tsp 2 ml kosher salt, or fine sea salt
- 1/3 cup 80 ml nut butter of your choice, preferably natural (no salt or sugar added)
- 1/3 cup 80 ml canola oil (or half canola oil, half applesauce)
- 1/3 cup 80 ml maple syrup, honey, or agave syrup
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp 10 ml pure vanilla extract
Instruction
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9" x 9" (23 x 23 cm) baking pan with cooking spray, then line with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the oats, nuts, fruits, flour, sugar, wheat bran, seeds, and salt.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the nut butter, oil, syrup, egg, and vanilla extract. Pour over the dry ingredients and stir until all the liquids are fully incorporated and the mixture sticks together. Press firmly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for about 25 minutes, or until set and golden around the edges. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before cutting into bars. (The bars will slice neatly if they’ve been refrigerated overnight.)
- Wrap the bars individually in parchment paper, if desired, and keep in an airtight container or plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to a week, or freeze for months.
