Granola Bars

 CCNM’s Simply Healthy Cookbook 2002

2 cups rolled oats

1 ½ cup quinoa flakes or more gluten free oats

⅓ cup melted butter or unrefined oil

⅓ cup honey

⅓ cup maple syrup

½ tsp. vanilla

Salt to taste

¾ cup dried cranberries or other dried fruit

¼ cup raw pumpkin seeds

½ cup raw almonds, chopped

½ cup flaked, unsweetened coconut

Preheat oven to 350ºF. In a bowl, combine kamut, oats, butter, maple syrup, honey, vanilla and salt. Stir in cranberries, nuts and coconut. Pressed into a greased 9” cake pan. Bake for 50 – 60 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool completely before cutting into bars.