Ingredients
- 2 cups oats (old-fashioned oatmeal)
- 1 cup almonds (sliced almonds)
- 1 cup coconut (shredded coconut, loosely packed)
- 1/2 cup ground flaxseed
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar (lightly packed)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/3 cup peanut butter (smooth natural peanut butter or any other nut butter you would prefer)
- 1 1/2 cups chopped dried fruit (I used a mix of dried cranberries and dried plums)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease or butter a 9x13 inch pan.
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Step 2: Toss the oatmeal, almonds and coconut together in a small bowl. Using a food processor, pulse half the almonds, oats and coconut mixture.
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Step 3: Toss the ground oats mixture with the other half of the oats mixture, and spread on a sheet pan.
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Step 4: Bake for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl, and stir in the flaxseed.
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Step 5: Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees.
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Step 6: Place the butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla and salt in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for 1 minute, and take off the heat.
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Step 7: Stir in peanut butter, then pour over the toasted oatmeal mixture.
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Step 8: Add the chopped dried fruits, and stir well.
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Step 9: Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
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Step 10: Wet your fingers or use the back of a spatula and lightly press the mixture evenly into the pan.
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Step 11: Bake for 25-30 minutes, until light golden brown.
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Step 12: Cool for at least 2-3 hours before cutting into squares.
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