Sweet Granola Bar Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups old fashioned oats

1 cup almond butter

2 cups dates

1 cup walnuts

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon olive oil

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2) Grind walnuts in the food processor until chopeped. Set walnuts aside in another container.

3) Remove pit from the dates. Then, purée the dates in food processor until it is a smooth consistency.

4) Mix oats, almond butter, date puree, walnuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sea salt. The mixture will be a cookie dough consistency.

5) Apply a thin coat of olive oil at the bottom and sides a 9 inch by 11 inch Pyrex dish. Flatten the mixture in an 9 inch by 11 inch Pyrex glass baking dish.

6) Bake for 30 minutes.

7) Allow to cool completely until room temperature. Then, cut into 12 pieces, serve, or individually package each bar using saran wrap and store at room temperature. Eat within 1 week.

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