Audre’s Chocolate Topped GF/oat free-Granola Bars

 DRY GRANOLA BASE

2 cup. Quinoa Pops (or millet/rice puffs)

2 cups. Brown Rice Crisps (or other dry cereal of your preference)

1 cup. Shredded toasted unsweetened Coconut

1 cup sliced or slivered almonds (lightly toasted)

½ cup. Walnuts Rough Chopped

½ -1 cup golden raisins (or other chopped dried fruit)

GRANOLA GLUE

1 cube of butter (or ½ cup peanut butter or sunbutter)

½ cup succanat

½ cup honey (or Agave Nectar)

TOPPING (optional)

aprox ½ cup choc chips (or GF-carob works great too)

DIRECTIONS

Line 1 9x13 casserole dish with parchment paper and set aside.

Mix all dry Granola base ingredients in a large bowl.

In a small saucepan bring the granola glue ingredients to a boil. Lower heat a little and simmer for a few minutes (this cooks the sweeteners into a soft ball candy stage to hold the granola bars together). Remove from heat and pour over the dry granola base and stir to coat ALL the dry ingredients!

Spread Mixture evenly across the pan and press firmly with spatula

Sprinkle on your chocolate chips and press firmly into granola bars. Allow approx 5 minutes for the chips to melt, and then spread them all over.

Let them cool for approx 20 minutes till firm and set, Remove granola bars (including the parchment paper) and place on cutting board and cut them into individual bars.

Package in zip-lock bags for on the go or at home and ENJOY!