HealthNotes

Vanilla Bean Cherry Chocolate Granola Bars

• From: Munchin with Munchkin

Ingredients

• ¾ cup un-sweetened organic apple sauce

• 2 Tbs agave nectar

• ½ cup almond butter

• 1 whole vanilla bean

• 1 cup old fashioned oats

• 1 cup brown rice cereal

• ½ cup millet

• ½ cup slivered almonds

• ¼ cup flax seeds

• ¼ cup unsalted sunflower seeds

• ½ cup dried cherries

• ½ cup grain-sweetened chocolate chips

• ¼ tsp salt

A truly healthy and delicious granola bar, sweetened with apple sauce and agave.

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Line an 8×8 inch baking dish with parchment paper, allowing it to hang off the side. Spray with cooking oil. Set aside.
• Slice vanilla bean down the center and using a spoon scrape out the inside. Place the scrapings in a medium bowl, discard bean. Add apple sauce, agave nectar, and almond butter, stirring well to combine. Set aside.
• In a large bowl combine, oats, rice cereal, millet, almonds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, dried cherries, chocolate chips, and salt.
• Add reserved apple sauce mixture to oat mixture and stir to combine.
• Pour mixture into reserved baking dish and press so it is even and flat.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, until lightly browned. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• Lift sides of parchment paper to release from pan and place on a cooling rack for an additional 10 minutes.
• On a cutting board cut into granola bars.
• Can be stored in the freezer or fridge.