Dried Fruit and Nut Granola Bar

• 1 cup rolled oats or oats, quick cooking
• 13 cup almonds silvered
• 3 tablespoons sunflower seeds
• 1 1/2 tablespoons - flaxseeds
• 1 1/2 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1 cup cereal, multi-grain unsweetened and puffed
• 1/4 cup cherries, dried chopped, or currants
• 1/4 cup apricots, dried chopped
• 1/4 cup cranberries, dried
• 1/4 cup golden raisins chopped, or any your favorite dried fruits
• 1/4 cup almond butter creamy
• 2 1/2 tablespoons turbinado sugar optional
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 18 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Coat an 8-inch-square pan with cooking spray.
3. Spread oats, almonds, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds and sesame seeds evenly on a large baking sheet.
4. Bake until the oats are lightly toasted and the nuts are fragrant, stir one halfway through, 8 to 12 minutes.
5. Transfer to a large bowl.
6. Stir in puffed cereal, all the dried fruits until well mixed.
7. Add almond butter, sugar, honey, vanilla and salt in a small saucepan.
8. Heat over medium-low, stirring constantly, until the mixture bubbles lightly, 3 to 5 minutes.
9. Right away pour the almond butter mixture over the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon until all the dried spots are moistened.
10. Arrange the mixture into the prepared square pan.
11. Coat your hands lightly with cooking spray and press the mixture down firmly to make an even layer.
12. Refrigerate until firm, at least half an hour.
13. Cut into bars; bigger or small, square or rectangular depend on your own interest.

rolled oats, almonds silvered, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, cereal, cherries, cranberries, golden raisins, almond butter, turbinado sugar, honey, vanilla, salt

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/dried-fruit-nut-granola-bar-51655 (may not work)