Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups oats
- 1 1/2 cups whole raw cashews, divided
- 3 tbs canola oil
- 2 tbs flax seeds
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup diced currants
- 4 oz semisweet chocolate bar, finely chopped
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°. Coat an 8 x8 pan with nonstick spray. Toast oats and cashews on separate baking sheets until golden, 20 minutes. Puree 1 cup cashews with oil in food processor until smooth. Grind flax seeds until fine. Heat honey, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon in a saucepan over medium until sugar dissolves 3-4 minutes. Off heat, stir in pureed cashews and ground flax. Toss together toasted oats, remaining 1/2 cup cashews, currants; stir in honey mixture until combined. Press oat mixture into prepared pan using the back of a spatula coated with nonstick spray. Bake bars 10 minutes; let cool, then cut into eight bars. Melt chocolate in a microwave in 20 second intervals, stirring each time, until melted. Dip bottoms of granola bars in chocolate, letting excess drip off; place on parchment paper and allow to set.