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Healthy Granola Bars

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Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups of mixed nuts walnuts, pecans, cashews, etc....
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup almond butter or other nut butter you desire
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil reduce to 1 if nut butter is oily
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbsp hemp seeds
  • 5 pitted dates softened in warm water for a few minutes
  • 1/4 cup shredded coconut
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 2 tbs dried cherries or cranberries
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips I use Enjoy Life

Instructions
 

  • Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper and spray lightly.
  • Add honey, oil, almond butter, and vanilla to a medium saucepan and heat over medium flame until boiling - then lower and let simmer. Be sure not to burn!
  • Place mixed nuts and dates in a food processor and process until mixture is coarse (may need to stop and scrape sideAdd in coconut flakes and pulse a little more.
  • Remove mixture from pot and add nut mixture. Stir well to combine then add in raisins, cherries, hemp seeds, and chocolate chips. Pour mixture in baking dish and press down well to even out.
  • Place in freezer for a few hours. Remove from freezer and lift out of the pan.  Cut into bars-you should get 1Individually wrap and freeze or keep in the fridge.