Toasted Quinoa Granola Bars

Toasted granola bars with quinoa, chia seeds, and flax seeds that are sweetened with honey or maple syrup. A healthy snack that will fill you up at any time of the day!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed and cooked
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup chia seeds
• 1/2 cup flax seeds
• 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
• 1/2 cup almond butter
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup dried fruit e
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• 1/2 cup nuts e
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Instructions:

Warm the oven up to 175F 350C

Put quinoa, rolled oats, chia seeds, flax seeds, dried fruit, and nuts in a large bowl

To make the peanut butter, honey or maple syrup, melted coconut oil, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt, mix them in a different bowl

Add the wet mixture to the dry ones and mix them together until they are well blended

Press the mixture into a baking dish that has been lined with parchment paper

Put it in an oven that is already hot and bake it for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the edges turn golden brown

Let the granola bars cool all the way down before you cut them into bars

Keep in a container that won't let air in to keep it fresh