Coconut Cashew Granola Bars
 
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Serves: 12 bars
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup chopped raw cashews
  • 1½ cups oats
  • ¾ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 1½ cups pitted, chopped dates (medjool if possible)
  • 6 tbsp maple syrup or honey (if not vegan)
  • 6 tbsp peanut butter or almond butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips
Method
  1. Line a 9x9 inch pan with two sheets of cling film (plastic wrap) so that all four sides are covered. Push your fingers into all of the corners to ensure that it fits tightly
  2. Tip the nuts, oats and coconut into a medium saucepan, and warm over a medium heat. Toast the nuts, oats and coconut in the dry pan stirring constantly. When the coconut turns a golden brown colour, immediately remove from the heat and tip into a large bowl (the coconut can burn very easily!)
  3. Return the saucepan to the heat, and add the chopped dates, maple syrup, nut butter, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. Stir everything until it has melted together and the dates start to break down into a sticky sauce-lie mixture (like in the picture above). Remove from the heat, and tip into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir everything until well combined
  4. Tip the mixture into the lined pan, and press it flat with your fingers and pop in the fridge to chill
  5. Put the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl, and heat in the microwave in 20 second increments, stirring between each time, until the chocolate is melted. Drizzle over the top of the bars and allow to set in the fridge before cutting into slices
Recipe by Emma's Little Kitchen at https://www.emmaslittlekitchen.com/coconut-cashew-granola-bars/