Fruit and Nut Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole nuts (I used use cashews, walnuts, pecans, almonds, macadamia nuts.)
• 1 cup chopped nuts (I used cashews, walnuts, pecans, almonds, macadamia nuts.)
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• ¼ cup sunflower seeds
• ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
• ¼ cup sesame seeds
• 1 Tbsp flaxseeds
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup honey
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray with cooking spray and line an 8” square baking pan with parchment paper.

2. 2

   Place all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix them thoroughly.

3. 3

   Transfer the mixture to the baking pan. With the help of the spatula flatten the nuts down in one layer by firmly pressing on them.

4. 4

   Bake anywhere from 30-40 minutes until the nuts start to brown a little. They will have a nice deep golden-brown color.

5. 5

   Cool the bars in the pan completely. For about 2-3 hrs. Transfer to a cutting board and cut into 12 bars.

6. 6

   Wrap each bar individually in parchment paper. Store in the refrigerator for 1 week or freeze for longer storage.