Sunday Granola Bars

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a bowl, combine oats, bran flakes (crush in your hand before adding), pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, wheat germ, almonds, and cinnamon.

Add applesauce, agave nectar and oil. Mix until dry ingredients are coated with wet ingredients and transfer to a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet.

Transfer to the oven for 20 minutes. Your kitchen will now smell fantastic for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes.

If you don’t want granola bars, you could totally stop at this point to munch on some great granola or you could keep going and make ‘em into bars.

Add almond butter, honey/agave nectar, vanilla, cinnamon and corn syrup in a small saucepan. Place over medium heat, mixing constantly until all ingredients are blended and mixture becomes smooth and warm. Remove from heat.

Place baked granola back in a bowl and add cranberries.
Pour the warm nut butter mixture over the baked granola. With a wooden spoon, mix until you’ve got everything coated and starting to bind together.

Line a small baking dish with parchment paper (I just used the paper the granola cooked on) and plop in the granola mixture. Push the mixture into the dish, making sure to not leave big open spaces. Place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Once bars have cooled and set, cut into squares or bars.