CFC's FAVORITE Trail Mix Granola Bars
These Trail Mix Granola Bars are completely packed with energy through complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats, along with an impressive amount of fiber too!
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.
Nutrition
Calories: 265kcal, Carbohydrates: 37g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 5mg, Sodium: 20mg, Potassium: 311mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 18g, Vitamin A: 85IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 45mg, Iron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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