Pooh’s Healthy Hunny Smackerals
 
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Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
  • 4 cups wild oats (or organic)
  • 1 cup flaked coconut, unsweetened
  • 1/4 hemp hearts, Skinny B or Chia Seeds
  • 3 tsp cinnamon (Vietnamese Saigon Cassia)
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg, freshly grated
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup dried apricots, chopped
  • 1/2 cup organic Antioxident Fusion Mix (Made in Nature) (or any combination of dried blueberries, cherries & cranberries)
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds, chopped
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
Wet Ingredients
  • 1 cup organic, almond butter (smooth)
  • 1/4 cup Virgin organic coconut oil (melted)
  • 1/4 cup organic raw blue agave nectar (or maple syrup)
  • 1/2 cup all natural honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 9×9 baking dish and 24 individual silpat baking cups or muffin tins, lightly spray or buttered
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, add the oats, coconut, hemp hearts (chia), cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Using your hands, mix to blend everything together.
  3. Add the dried fruit, blend together with your hands.
  4. Add the chopped nuts and seeds, blend together by hand.
  5. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, blend all of the wet ingredients together.
  6. Pour wet ingredients over the dry, using a non-stick spatula, stir to blend thoroughly.
  7. Scoop the mixture into your prepared pans or cups/tins. *Test bake one cup to see if the granola bars stick together. If they don’t warm and stir in a little more melted honey. Wet your hands slightly then press the mixture down firmly.
  8. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until lightly browned and set.
  9. Let cool, then slice into squares or remove from cups/tins to finish cooling on a wire rack.
  10. Store in a sealed plastic container, separated with parchment paper.
Recipe by Just a Smidgen at https://justasmidgen.com/2012/02/20/poohs-healthy-hunny-smackerals/