Gluten-Free Vegan Granola Bars

These gluten-free vegan granola bars are great for busy bodies on the go.  Feel free to get creative and substitute whatever you already have in your kitchen. Yum them up!

Ingredients

·         1 cup quick oats

·         1 cup brown rice cereal

·         1 cup quinoa flour

·         ½ cup coconut sugar

·         1 tsp. cinnamon

·         1 Tbsp. chia seeds

·         2 Tbsp. sunflower seeds

·         ½ tsp. sea salt

·         1¼ cup each dried fruit, without added sugar (we used raisins, mangos, pineapples, bananas and apples)

·         ½ cup blackstrap molasses (or brown rice syrup)

·         1 egg replacement (1 Tbsp. ground flax seed + 3 Tbsp. boiling water =1 vegan “egg”)

·         1/3 cup melted coconut oil

·         1/3 cup mashed banana

·         1/3 cup applesauce

Directions

1.       Grease a 9x13” baking pan (we used coconut oil). Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2.       Combine oats, brown rice cereal, flax meal, cinnamon, flour, dried fruit, and salt in a large bowl.

3.       In a separate bowl, whisk together brown rice syrup, egg, coconut oil, banana, and applesauce.

4.       Pour brown rice syrup mixture into oats/cereal mixture and mix well (you may need to combine with your hands).

5.       Bake in preheated oven for 20-30 minutes or until bars are to desired consistency (less time for chewy bars, more time for crunchy bars).  Leave in pan until cool enough to touch and then cut into desired bars.  Enjoy the yummy goodness!