Granola Bars

Granola Bars

This came from Taste of Home, sent in by Sally Haen of Wisconsin. They are good and pretty good for you. I didn't have sunflower seeds so substituted chopped pecans and that didn't hurt them a bit. I think you can add whatever your taste buds desire when it comes to nuts or fruits.

3- 1/2 Cups quick cooking oats
1 Cup chopped almonds
1 egg, beaten
2/3 Cup butter, melted
1/2 Cup honey
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 Cup sunflower kernels
1/2 Cup flaked coconut
1/2 Cup chopped dried apples
1/2 C dried cranberries
1/2 C packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon.

Combine oats and almonds in a 15 inch x 10 inch x 1 inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until toasted, stirring occasionally.
In a large bowl, combine the egg, butter, honey and vanilla. Stir in the sunflower kernels, coconut, apples, cranberries, brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir in the oat mixture.
Press into a 15 x 1- x 1 inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 13 - 18 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.
Makes about 3 dozen bars.