For an easy and healthy snack, this is the bar for you!
I like it because I am able to sneak some sprouted almonds into my kiddos diets. (They don’t like to eat nuts . . . unless the word butter follows the name of the nut.)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter or coconut oil
- 1/2 cup honey (or maple syrup -- that is if you don’t have a hive in your backyard)
- 4 cups uncooked oats
- 1 cup chopped almonds
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x13 pan with coconut oil or butter. (When I want to do this quickly – I use olive oil – but it kind of reminds me of the smell of a boat dock when I do this. Don’t ask me why. )
Use a pitch fork or whisk and blend the melted butter and honey together. I accomplished this task by heating the two ingredients ever so gently on the stove like so . . . .
Pretend you are playing basketball and dribble the liquid mixture into an already tossed oats, almonds, dates and cinnamon.
Let me tell you about a little secret tool I have in my kitchen. It’s called a ula knife. The wood board with concave impression combined with a curved and VERY sharp blade makes chopping herbs, veggies, nuts, and dried fruit super duper easy . . . and fast. I often prefer my ula knife over a food processor. (Less to clean up . . . if I have to be honest.)
With some self-control, slightly beat the eggs and then stir them into the oaty (I made that word up) mixture.
Press wet granola into your greased pan. I found the easiest way to accomplish this uniformly, without using a sledge hammer, was to use the bottom of a measuring cup.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
If you don’t want to burn your taste buds, then allow the bars to cool. Cut into bars – any size you like!
