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The Cowboy's Granola Bars

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
  • 1 cup sliced almonds
  • 3 TBPS unsalted butter
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar lightly packed
  • 1 1/2 TSP pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 TSP kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup Almond or peanut butter
  • 1 cup dried fruit we used cherries
  • 1/2 cup wheat germ
  • 1/2 cup chia seeds optional, they bump up the protein

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Place your oats and almonds on a pan and toast for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Transfer to a large bowl. 
  • Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees. 
  • In a small sauce pan place the butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, almond butter and salt. Place the mixture over medium heat until everything is melted and it begins to simmer. Once it comes to a simmer, cook for about a minute stirring often.
  • Pour the mixture over the oats and almonds and mix. Then add the wheat germ, chi seeds and dried fruit and mix until everything is evenly incorporated. 
  • Pour the mixture into a 8.5x11.5 pan lined with parchment paper. Wet your fingers and firmly press the mixture evenly into the pan. Bake for 2 hours. 
  • Let the pan completely cool before removing from the pan and cutting into portions. 
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