“No Bake” Healthy Nutty Bars

These bars require no baking, so you can easily whip them up the night before. Plus, as the winters are here, the nuts and seeds can be a good and healthy choice for your kids. These bars are not only delicious and nutritious but also easy to make.

Ingredients

¼ cup raw sunflower seeds
¼ cup unsalted roasted peanuts or almonds
¼ cup raw pumpkin seeds
¾ cup rice krispies or any rice cereal
¼ cup dried apricots, sliced thinly
¼ cup dried cranberries
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup nut butter
¼ cup honey

Makes 6 to 8 bars.

Instruction

1. Toss all the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.

2. In another medium mixing bowl, combine the nut butter and honey. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds until warm and soft.

3. Pour the nut mixture into the bowl with the peanut butter and stir until everything is well-incorporated and sticking together.

4. Put the mixture into a shallow pan and flatten it down without crushing the crispies. Make sure the mixture is even and compact. Cover the whole pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours, or overnight.

5. Cut the granola into 8 or so bars, trimming the edges if you like. Wrap the individual bars in parchment paper to take with you throughout the week, or store in a Tupperware container until ready to eat.