Simple Granola Bar

Servings

Serving size

1 bar

COOKING TIME

30 minutes

Store on the counter in an airtight container for up to 7 days. To keep them extra fresh for longer, wrap individually in parchment or plastic wrap and store in the freezer for a delicious healthy snack.

Serve with Bacon Garlic Hash Browns or Fruit Sauce or Hollandaise Sauce or Tricolor Breakfast Potatoes

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Serve with or Hollandaise Sauce

Ingredients

1 1 cup Bob's Red Mill Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

1 cup Dates, medjool

1 cup, chopped Pecans (or other roasted, unsalted nuts of your choice)

1/4 cup Peanut butter, no salt added

1/4 cup Honey

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Spread the oats on a cookie sheet or large pan and place in the oven. Toast the oats for about 6-10 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Remove and set aside to cool.

Check to make sure the dates are pitted. To pit, tear the date in half, lengthwise, and remove hard pit. Discard.

Process dates in a food processor until small bits remain (about 1 minute). It should form a dough-like consistency.

With clean hands, combine the oats, dates, and roasted nuts. Make sure to break up the pureed dates to disperse thoroughly through mixture.

Warm the peanut butter and honey in the microwave for ~30 seconds or until liquid consistency. Stir and mix into the other ingredients.

Once thoroughly combined, transfer to an 9"x9" dish or other small pan lined with plastic wrap or parchement paper to prevent sticking. Press mixture into an even layer and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Remove bars from pan and cut into 12 bars.

Serve this recipe with one of these Breakfast side dishes.

Bacon Garlic Hash Browns

Place the bacon in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, then turn the bacon and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Reduce the heat if the bacon is browning too quickly. Remove the cooked bacon to a paper towel on a plate. When the…

Fruit Sauce

In a small saucepan over medium heat, add all the ingredients. Simmer for 10 minutes, then mash the berries. Simmer for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Serve warm.

Hollandaise Sauce

Place the cornstarch and milk in a sauce pan over low-medium heat. Cook while whisking continuously until it begins to thicken. Add the butter and whisk until melted. Slowly add the lemon juice and the salt and whisk until well blended. Reduce the heat to low and whisk in the…

Tricolor Breakfast Potatoes

Place a large roasting pan in the oven and preheat the oven to 325°F. When the oven is hot add the olive oil and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the red potatoes, purple potatoes, Yukon Gold potatoes sweet potatoes, shallots, rosemary, salt, cayenne and pepper. Toss…

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