Chocolate Chip Coconut No-Bake Granola Bars

• 12 ounces dates, pitted
• 1/4 cup water, or as needed
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
• 2 cups miniature chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups whole raw almonds
• 2/3 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1/2 cup salted sunflower seeds
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup almond butter
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with waxed paper so that the paper hangs over the edges of dish.
2. Combine dates and water in a food processor or blender; process until a paste forms, adding more water if needed to thin it.
3. Combine oats, coconut, chocolate chips, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add date paste, almond butter, applesauce, and vanilla extract; mix, using your hands, until wet ingredients are fully incorporated.
4. Press mixture into the prepared baking dish. Cover with another piece of waxed paper and press down using a can or mini roller. Freeze for 1 hour.
5. Remove dish from freezer and lift out of dish using the edges of the waxed paper. Cut into 25 squares.

dates, water, rolled oats, coconut, chocolate chips, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, ground cinnamon, almond butter, unsweetened applesauce, vanilla

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/244168/chocolate-chip-coconut-no-bake-granola-bars/ (may not work)