Homemade Hiking Granola Bars | Healthy Child Healthy World

By Heather-3

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole grain oats
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 2 pinches of salt
• 1/2 cup almond butter
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• Optional: mini chocolate nibs

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from healthychild.org

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a ceramic baking dish and line with parchment paper.

Mix oats, sunflower seeds, cranberries, wheat germ, and almonds together in a bowl. Toast on a sheet pan for 8 minutes.

On stovetop, combine the salt, almond butter, honey, and brown sugar and heat to a boil.

Pour wet mixture over dry mixture and transfer that to the lined baking dish.

Press the mixture down and together by folding over parchment paper to press down.

Bake for 25 minutes.

Let cool for up to 2 hours and then cut and serve.

CLEAN IT

Look for parchment paper that is unbleached and coated with silicone. Bleached parchment paper means dioxin pollution and other coatings can contain risky chemicals.

GREEN IT

Make a double batch to have twice as much deliciousness using half as much energy.

MAKE IT FUN

Pre-measure your ingredients and let your kids dump each one in the bowl or pot and mix. Every little bit they can do helps teach them invaluable skills, as well as making your end product all the more enticing.