Nut Bars II

I made another attempt at Nut Bars. This time I left out the oats and added dried fruit and raisins. Dac wanted to me to attempt to replicate the KIND Bars we like. I did and he said they were better than the KIND Bars! Yeah! I have to say they were pretty scrumptious! and super easy to make. I made a very small batch though since I was experimenting. I used a bread pan and this made about 7 bars.

Recipe

Ingredients:
1 1/2 - 2 Cups mixed whole nutes (I had brazil, pecans, almonds, cashews and hazelnuts)
2 T Brown Rice Syrup
1/4 Cup raisins
1/4 Cup dried cranberries
1/8 cup dark Chocolate chips
1 T. Wheat Germ
1 T. Flax Seed

Preheat oven to 350. Line the bottom of a bread pan with parchment paper. Lightly grease the sides of the pan.

In a bowl mix all the ingredients together well, making sure to coat everything in the brown rice syrup. Pour into the prepared pan and press down. Take another piece of parchment paper and place on top of the nuts. Using a heavy object (I used the brown rice syrup bottle) bang on the nuts to really press them down.

Bake for about 15-20 minutes. Let cool completely in pan. Turn over and tap out of the pan. Cut into desired sized bars. Store in an airtight container. I left mine on the parchment paper so they didn't stick to the container.