Granola Bars

These are hearty, nutty granola bars, we have to double this or else they are gone waaayyy toooo fast!! This recipe makes great use out of the winco bulk section...

2 cups rolled oats

½ cup raw sunflower seeds

1 cup sliced almonds

½ cup wheat germ

½ cup honey

¼ cup packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons butter or coconut oil plus extra for pan

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 teaspoon salt

dried fruit or mini chocolate chips

Directions: Butter a 9 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, and wheat germ onto a half sheet pan. Place in the oven and toast for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. In the meantime, combine the honey, brown sugar, butter, extract and salt in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until the brown sugar has completely dissolved. Once the oat mixture is done, remove it from the oven and reduce the heat to 300 degrees F. Immediately add the oat mixture to the liquid mixture, and stir to combine. Turn mixture out into the prepared baking dish and press down, evenly distributing the mixture in the dish and place in the oven to bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares and store in an airtight container for up to a week. When adding chocolate chips, let mixture cool a bit before adding and pressing into pan or they will melt. When using dried fruit, mix in just before pressing in pan to bake. Natural peanut butter is mega tasty in this also!