Granola bars – big on flavor and positively nutritious<!-- -->

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats (not quick cooking)
• 1/4 cup ground flax seed
• 1/3 cup brown rice syrup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup orange juice or other juice
• 1/4 cup dried cherries or other dried fruit
• 1/4 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds & sunflower seeds or other seeds)
• 1/3 cup pecans or nuts
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey or other sweetener
• pinch salt