Granola Bars

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I finally made something actually healthy, I always bake cakes full of frosting or stuffed bread or buttery cookies but let's be honest, they are delicious; so there I was deciding what to bake and I realized that I haven't updated my baking list and I immediately remembered that I haven't made granola bars. I always make granola and I finished it two days ago so it was the perfect time to make granola bars.

- 2 c. old fashioned oats
- 1/2 c. of chopped pecans
- 1/2 c. of amaranth seeds
- 1/4 c. of bran
- 1/4 c. of linseed
- 1/4 c. of shredded coconut
- 10 prunes
- 1 dried peach
- 1/2 c. of dried cranberries
- 3 tablespoons of butter
- 1/4 c. of brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla
- 2/3 c. of honey
- a pinch of salt

1. Preheat the oven at 350°F. In a sheet pan combine the first 6 ingredients and bake them until light brown. Meanwhile chop the prunes and peach, in a small pot melt butter with honey, salt and vanilla. When the oats mixture is ready combine everything in a bowl.

2. Pour the mixture in a prepared pan and press it lightly with your fingers until you have a smooth surface, bake it at 300°F for 30 minutes, and let it cool completely for at least 2 hours.

3. After those 2 hours you can cut your granola bars in any size/shape you want and wrap them or you can also eat them all or maybe store them for up to 2 weeks :)

So I give you my permission to eat them, they are good for you! (well if you don't eat all of them in a single day)