Homemade granola bar with apricots, chia, oats, and cinnamon
Course Snack
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 12(click to scale)
Calories 105kcal
Ingredients
2cupold fashioned oatmeal, dry
2ozagave nectar
2ozwhole dried apricots
3Tbspdark molasses
3Tbsplight brown sugar
1/4tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4tspground cinnamon
1spraycooking spray
1/2tspchia seeds
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Place rolled oats and chia seeds on pan and roast for 8-10 minutes until golden brown and fragrant. Remove from oven and place in bowl.Heat agave in a sauce pan until it reaches 180°F add oats and chia and keep warm.Rough chop apricots, then add to the oat mixture. Stir to combine evenly.
Place molasses and brown sugar into a pot and bring to a slow simmer, stir to melt sugar. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract and ground cinnamon.
While still hot, incorporate molasses mixture with the oat mixture. Place parchment paper on a sheet pan or rectangular loaf pan . Spray the parchment paper with cooking spray and pour the mixture evenly onto the pan. Let cool to room temperature and cut into desired portions. Serve or store in air tight container.