Sunflower-Cherry Granola Bars ( Taste of Home )

Name: Sunflower-Cherry Granola Bars ( Taste of Home )
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cup Old Fashioned Oats; 1 cup Sliced Almonds; 1 cup Flaked Coconut; 1 cup Sugar; 1 cup Light Corn Syrup; 1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter; 1/2 cup Raisins; 1/2 cup Dried Cherries; 1/2 cup Sunflower Kernals; 1/4 cup EACH: Ground Flax Seeds, Chia Seeds & Sesame Seeds ( I always find ways to work these in! )

Courtney @cook_2986860

Savannah, GA

I used honey instead of sugar/corn syrup and also used a bag of SunMaid mixed dried fruits. I didn't have almonds or coconut either BUT added my favorites - ground flax, chia seeds & sesame seeds. This is delicious :cookie Definitely a new family favorite treat :-)

Courtney @cook_2986860

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Ingredients

15 mins

24 servings

4 cupOld Fashioned Oats
1 cupSliced Almonds
1 cupFlaked Coconut
1 cupSugar
1 cupLight Corn Syrup
1 cupCreamy Peanut Butter
1/2 cupRaisins
1/2 cupDried Cherries
1/2 cupSunflower Kernals
1/4 cupEACH: Ground Flax Seeds, Chia Seeds & Sesame Seeds ( I always find ways to work these in! )

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Steps

15 mins

1

Bread into an ungreased 15 inch by 10 inch by 1 inch baking pan. Bake at 400°F Fahrenheit for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, spread almond and coconut into another ungreased 15 inch by 10 inch by 1 inch baking pan. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly toasted.
2

In a Dutch oven over medium heat bring sugar and corn syrup to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until combined. Add the raisins, cherries, sunflower kernels, and toasted oats, almond and coconut.
3

Using a metal spatula, press mixture into an ungreased 15 inch by 10 inch by 1 inch baking pan. Cool to room temperature. Cut into bars.