Berry Good Granola Bars

Berry Granola Bars Recipe

2 cups thick cut rolled oats
1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
1 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup wheat germ

1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup sucanat
1/4 tsp molasses
2 Tbsp butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups dried berries (i.e. gogi berries, cherries, blueberries)

Butter an 8x8 baking dish if it isn't silicone. Preheat oven to 350 F.

Spread oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, and wheat germ onto a baking sheet. Place in the oven for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In the meantime, combine the honey, sucanat, molasses, butter, vanilla and salt in a medium saucepan and warm over medium heat until butter has melted and the sucanat has completely dissolved.

Once the oat mixture is done, remove from oven and reduce heat to 300 F. Add oat mixture to the pan with the syrup mixture, add dried fruit; stir to combine. Spoon mixture into prepared baking dish and press down to evenly distribute; bake for 25 minutes.

Remove from the oven and cool completely. They fall apart if you get impatient and cut them too soon. Cut into desired sized portions and store in an airtight container.