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Delicious Recipe: Backpacker Bars

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of oats
  • 3/4 cup of slice almonds
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened dry coconut
  • 1/4 cup of sesame seeds
  • 2 cups of chopped dried fruit (cranberries, blueberries, currants, cherries)
  • 1/2 cup of honey
  • 1 cup of unsalted crunchy peanut butter
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

Backpacker Bars
  1. Butter a 9 by 9-inch baking dish and line it with parchment paper or aluminium foil. Preheat the oven to 350°F
  2. Spread the oats, almonds onto a sheet pan. Place in the oven and toast for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in coconut and sesame and toast it for another 2 minutes.
  3. In the meantime, combine the honey, peanut butter, vanilla and salt in a saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until everything combined.
  4. Once the oat mixture is done, remove it from the oven and immediately add it into the liquid mixture, add the dried fruit, and stir to combine.
  5. Turn mixture out into the prepared baking dish and press down, evenly distributing the mixture in the dish
  6. Cool completely and cut into squares and store in an airtight container for up to a week.

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