Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Lentil Granola Bars - Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA)

Ingredients

• 1 cup (250ml) red lentils
• 1 ¾ cups (315ml) water
• 3 cups Manitoba rolled oats
• ¾ cup Manitoba whole-wheat flour
• ¼ cup ground flax
• 1 cup (250ml) walnuts – chopped
• ⅔ cup peanut butter
• ¾ cup corn syrup
• 2 tsp (10ml) vanilla
• 1 tsp (5ml) cinnamon
• 1 tsp (5ml) salt
• ½ cup dried cranberries – chopped
• 1 cup dark chocolate (250g) – coarsely chopped