Healthier Peanut (or Other) Butter Granola Bars

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup peanut butter or 1 cup almond butter
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, softened
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup glycerin (or use all honey)
• 1 dropperful liquid stevia
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 tablespoon maca, powder
• 1/4 cup chia seeds
• 1/4 cup ground flax seeds
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup dried fruit (cranberry, raisin. coconut etc) (optional)
• 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix the nut butter, coconut oil, honey, glycerin, stevia, and vanilla until combined and smooth.
• 2 add in the seeds and oats and mix well; fold in the dried fruit and chocolate chips, if using.
• 3 press firmly into a 7 x 11 glass baking dish and refrigerate until firm. these will need to stay in the fridge, especially in summer, when it will get soft in the heat.