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CFC's FAVORITE Trail Mix Granola Bars

Servings: 12 bars

Ingredients

  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup cooked and cooled quinoa
  • 1/4 cup ground flaxseed meal
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins or regular raisins
  • 1/2 cup raw pistachios coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup dark chopped chocolate coarsely chopped or dark chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup raw honey or pure maple syrup
  • zest and juice of 1 fresh orange
  • 2 Tbsps creamy all-natural nut butter or sunflower seed butter
  • 2 Tbsps melted grass-fed butter ghee, or unrefined coconut oil
  • 2 tsps vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees f. Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, combine the oats, quinoa, flaxseed, cinnamon, sea salt, raisins, pistachios, and chocolate chips.
  • In a small saucepan add the honey, orange zest and juice, nut butter, ghee or oil and vanilla.
  • Place over low heat and stir continuously until well combined and just warmed.
  • Pour your warm honey mixture over the oats in the bowl and thoroughly stir to combine.
  • Transfer the granola mixture to your prepared pan and press to an even thickness, going all the way through the corners.
  • Bake at 350 degrees f. for 15-17 minutes, or just until nicely golden on the top.
  • Allow your bars to completely cool before slicing.
  • Store leftovers tightly sealed, for 10 days in the refrigerator or up to 2 months in the freezer.