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Granola Bars

Source of Recipe

Joanne Chang


List of Ingredients

3 c. all-purpose flour
2 1/2 c. oats
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
1 1/3 c. coconut
1 1/2 c. toasted walnuts
1/4 t. cinnamon
1/2 c. honey
3/4 lbs. (1 1/2 c.) butter, softened
1 3/4 c. dried apples
1 3/4 c. dried cranberries
1 3/4 c. dried apricots
3 1/2 c. water
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. toasted sunflower seeds


Recipe

Pulse the flour, oats, brown sugar, coconut, walnuts and cinnamon in a food processor in small batches until coarsely chopped.

Place in a large bowl. By hand, work the honey and butter into the mixture until crumbly.

Press about 2/3 of the mixture on the bottom of a cookie tray lined with parchment paper. Bake in a 350°F oven until medium brown, about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine the dried fruits, water and sugar in a pot. Bring to a boil, turn off the heat and let sit for several hours to reconstitute the fruit. Pulse the fruit in a food processor until chunky. Spread the fruit mix on top of the baked granola. Add the sunflower seeds to reserved granola mixture and sprinkle on top of the fruit.

Bake at 350°F until brown, about 20 minutes. Cool, cut into bars, and serve. Makes about a dozen large bars (they can be cut into whatever size you like). Store in a tightly covered container.