Goji Granola Bars

These naturally sweetened granola bars featuring goji berries are the perfect quintessential snack.

Yield: 10 bars

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon Frontier Co-op Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Frontier Coarse Sea Salt
• 1 teaspoon Frontier Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Frontier Ground Korintje Cinnamon
• 1/2 cup Frontier Co-op Goji Berries (Gou Qi Zi), Whole
• 2 cups instant or rolled oats
• 1/2 cup puffed rice cereal
• 3/4 cup oat flour or processed (110g)
• 1/4 cup coconut oil or butter
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup applesauce

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F and line an 8 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Mix all dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, mix liquid ingredients together.
4. Slowly mix liquid ingredients into dry ingredients while stirring.
5. Pour mixture into the parchment paper lined pan and flatten with a spatula.
6. Place on the center rack in the oven and back for 20 minutes.
7. Place granola bars on parchment paper in the refrigerator to cool for at least two hours. Bars will firm up after cooling.
8. Cut into bars and wrap in plastic wrap, stir in the pantry or fridge.
9. Store in an airtight container.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Frontier Co-op