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Crunchy Granola Bars is for Snack.

Crunchy Granola Bars takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Crunchy Granola Bars takes 25 minutes to cook.

Crunchy Granola Bars makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Crunchy Granola Bars are:

1? cups puffed kamut (or puffed rice or puffed wheat) (I used rice crispies)
1? cups traditional rolled oats (not the quick-cook kind)
? cup Grape-Nuts cereal
1/3 cup dried cranberries or chopped dried apricot (or mix of both) (I used both)
1/3 cup salted sunflower seeds
? cup raw pumpkin seeds
Dash of cinnamon
3? tablespoons almond butter (can substitute soy butter or peanut butter), creamy or chunky
3? tablespoons brown rice syrup
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Here is how you make Crunchy Granola Bars:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line and 8- or 9-inch square pan with a long sheet of parchment paper (so ends extend over edges of pan).2. Mix the puffed kamut, oats, Grape-Nuts, dried fruit, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and cinnamon in a large bowl.3. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm the almond butter, brown rice syrup, honey, brown sugar and vanilla until sugar has melted and the almond butter has thinned.4. Pour the liquid mixture on top of the dry ingredients, mixing well. When everything is equally coated, spread the mixture into the pan. Press the mixture down with the bottom of a measuring cup or the back of a wooden spoon. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until golden brown.5. When you remove the pan from the oven, again use the back of a wooden spoon to press the bars flat. Allow to cool completely before touching them again.6. When totally cooled and hard, lift the ends of the parchment and put onto a cutting board and cut into bars or squares. I wrapped the individual bars in foil and stored them in a ziploc bag at room temperature.(Recipe adapted from The Kitchn)Serving Size:?16 - 2" piecesNumber of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHELBSYD.

The nutritional information for Crunchy Granola Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 133.0

• Total Fat: 4.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 40.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
• Protein: 3.0 g

The dietary needs meet for Crunchy Granola Bars is Vegetarian