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Granola Bars<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n 3 T. coconut oil or butter<\/p>\n 2\/3 cup honey<\/p>\n 1 t. cinnamon<\/p>\n a big of pinch salt<\/p>\n 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats<\/p>\n 1 cup dried coconut (the natural, unsweetened variety)<\/p>\n 1 cup chopped nuts of your choosing (pecans, almonds)<\/p>\n 1 \u00a01\/2 \u00a0cups of dried fruit (Usually I do a golden raisin, dried cranberry combo)<\/p>\n 1\/4 cup ground flax seed<\/p>\n 1\/4 cup oat bran or wheat germ<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. \u00a0Combine the oats, coconut, and chopped nuts. \u00a0Put them on a very large jellyroll pan and toast until they are fragrant and light golden brown. \u00a0Meanwhile, in a 2 cup glass measuring cup, heat the coconut oil or butter, honey, cinnamon and salt in the microwave. \u00a0The length of time in the microwave will vary — I usually do about 45 seconds or so. \u00a0Watch it while it heats — the honey can bubble over if heated for too long. \u00a0Now it is time to prepare your pan for the bars. \u00a0I usually use an 8 x 11 glass pyrex dish. \u00a0You can also do 9 X 9 if that’s all you have. \u00a0Butter the dish and line it with parchment paper. \u00a0Leave the edges of the paper poking out above the sides of the pan so that you can use the paper to lift the bars out when they are done. \u00a0By now, the oats should be toasty. \u00a0So, get them out of the oven and reduce the temperature to 300. \u00a0Combine the oats\/coconut\/nuts with all the other ingredients in a large bowl. \u00a0Stir until well mixed and then press into the prepared pan. \u00a0Bake at 300 until done to your liking. \u00a0This is a range, of course, but I’d say at least 25 minutes. \u00a0I bake mine until they are a golden brown.<\/p>\n Now, this is the hard part; you have to wait at least 3 hours to cut them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That’s it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hi y’all! \u00a0I hope that today finds you having a good first day of May. \u00a0We are having a rainy one here in Mississippi. \u00a0But, what else is new? \u00a0Also, bonus, I don’t have to water my garden. I made … Continue reading