Fruity Granola Bars - The Wild Vegans

Ingredients

• 1 cup pitted Medjool dates
• 1/2 cup peanut butter (or almond butter or nut or seed butter of your choice)
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp. apple juice
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 1/2 cups rolled oats (certified gluten-free if necessary)
• 3/4 cup chopped dried fruit (cherries, apricots, raisins, blueberries, apples, peach, and/or mango)
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts, cashews, pistachios, and/or peanuts; see Variation)
• 1/2 cup sunflower (or pepitas/pumpkin seeds, or mixture of both)