Granola Bars

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats
• ¼ cup sliced almonds
• ½ cup Amoretti® Blanched Almond Flour
• ¼ cup wheat germ
• 1 tbsp flaxseed meal
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 3 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp Amoretti® Blue Agave Nectar Light
• 7 dates, diced
• 3 tbsp butter
• ¼ tsp salt
• 3 tsp Amoretti® Amoretti Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla (2X)

Directions

1. Spray a 9-inch square pan with oil.
2. Lay parchment paper into the pan with the sides hanging over slightly.
3. Spray the parchment paper.
4. On a sheet pan, at 350 °F, toast the oats, sliced almonds, Amoretti Almond Flour, wheat germ, and flaxseed meal for 15 minutes.
5. In a saucepan, combine the honey, Amoretti Blue Agave Nectar, brown sugar, diced dates, butter, salt, and Amoretti Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract.
6. Heat on medium for about 4 minutes, until the sugars are melted.
7. Pour the toasted oat mix into a bowl and mix with the warm sugar mixture.
8. Pour the mix into a 9-inch square pan and bake at 300 °F for 35 minutes.
9. Set to cool for two hours before cutting.

• Time how you'll combine the two mixtures because you want them both to be warm. We recommend heating the butter mixture about 5 minutes before the toasting is done.
• The bars need time to solidify before cutting, so don't skip the two hours for cooling.
• These bars can be wrapped tightly and kept for a week in the refrigerator.