Granola Bars

🥘 Ingredients

• chia seeds
  2 Tbsp
• dried apricots
  60 g
• honey
  360 ml
• pecans
  60 g
• rolled oats
  250 g
• soft dates
  180 g
• sunflower seeds
  30 g
• unsweetened desiccated coconut
  120 g
• vegetable oil

🍳 Cookware

• small saucepan
• blender
• mixing bowl
• brownie tin
• baking paper

1. 1

   Heat your oven to 350°F.
2. 2

   Remove and throw away the stones from the soft dates , then put the dates in a small saucepan with the honey . Bring to the boil then blitz in your blender until you have a smooth paste. Leave to cool a little while you get the rest of your ingredients ready.

   soft dates: 180 g, honey: 360 ml
3. 3

   Roughly chop the pecans with a large knife, then chop the dried apricots .

   pecans: 60 g, dried apricots: 60 g
4. 4

   Put the rolled oats , pecans, apricots, sunflower seeds , unsweetened desiccated coconut and chia seeds into a mixing bowl and add the date paste. Mix everything together really well.

   rolled oats: 250 g, sunflower seeds: 30 g, unsweetened desiccated coconut: 120 g, chia seeds: 2 Tbsp
5. 5

   Line a brownie tin (approximately 23cm square) with baking paper and brush it with a little tasteless oil like vegetable oil . Pour the granola mixture on top, pressing it into the corners and making sure it is roughly flat on top.

   vegetable oil
6. 6

   Put the tray into the oven for ⏱️ 40 minutes until lightly brown on top, then remove the tray from the oven and leave to cool completely.
7. 7

   Cut into bars and try not to eat them all or you won’t have any left for your breakfast!