Ingredients
BARS
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2 cups quick cooking oats
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1/2 cup natural nut butter
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1/2 cup maple syrup
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1/4 teaspoon salt, optional
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
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3-4 tablespoons of your choice of add-ins
ADD INS
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Mini chocolate chips
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Pulverized freeze-dried fruit
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Minced dates, raisins, cranberries
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Minced almonds, pecans, pistachios, seeds, coconut
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Hemp hearts
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Flax
Directions
- Line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Put the oats in a large bowl.
- In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the maple syrup to a boil.
- Once it's bubbling, mix it in the oats, along with the peanut butter, any of the optional ingredients and your "add ins."
- Quickly mix everything together as it will become very hard to mix if you wait.
- Transfer the mixture to the lined loaf pan and press down very hard to pack it tightly - This will help the bars stay together.
- If you want to add more toppings, go for it now.
- Put the pan in the fridge or freezer for one hour, then using a serrated knife, cut it into 16 bars.
