Granola Bars | Glenda Britton, RHN

Ingredients

• 1 heaping cup packed organic, pitted dates (make sure their fresh) medjool or deglet
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup or raw/unpasteurized honey
• 1/4 cup creamy all-natural peanut butter or almond butter
• 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed or chia seed
• 1 cup unsalted raw almonds (loosely chopped // see instructions for roasting nuts)
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• Optional additions: Chocolate chips, dried fruit, nuts, vanilla, other kinds of nuts or seeds