Vanilla Bean Cherry Granola Bars

Ingredients

• •¾ cup un-sweetened apple sauce
• •2 tablespoons agave nectar
• •½ cup almond butter
• •1 vanilla bean
• •1 cup old fashioned oats
• •1 cup brown rice cereal
• •½ cup millet
• •½ cup slivered almonds
• •¼ cup flax seeds
• •¼ cup sunflower seeds
• •½ cup cherries
• •½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• •¼ teaspoon salt

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Method

From foodista.com — read the original

1. 1Preheat oven to 350°F
2. 2Line an 88 inch baking dish with parchment paper, allowing it to hang off the side. Spray with cooking oil. Set aside.
3. 3Slice vanilla bean down the center and using a spoon scrape out the inside.
4. 4Place the scrapings in a medium bowl, discard bean.
5. 5Add apple sauce, agave nectar, and almond butter stirring well to combine. Set aside.
6. 6In a large bowl combine, oats, rice cereal, millet, almonds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, dried cherries, chocolate chips and salt.
7. 7Add reserved apple sauce mixture to oat mixture and stir to combine.
8. 8Pour mixture into reserved baking dish and press so it is even and flat.
9. 9Bake for 20 25 minutes, until lightly browned. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
10. 10Lift sides of parchment paper to release from pan and place on a cooling rack for an additional 10 minutes.
11. 11On a cutting board cut into granola bars.
12. 12Can be stored in the freezer or fridge.