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No Bake Granola Bars

Ingredients Method

200 g dates If you want that extra crunchy-ness, you will
65 g peanut butter have to toast the oats and almonds so preheat
195 g oats your oven to 350 F. When ready, toss them in a
pan for 15 minutes.
146 g almonds (raw, unsalted)
25 g cranberries Line a tray with aluminium foil and then set
59 ml goji berries (Berries) aside.
2 tablespoons chia seeds Put the dates in hot water for 10-15 minutes so
2 tablespoon flax seeds they reach a good level of stickiness, allowing
you to easily pit them and making them ready
for the blending.

Toss the dates in the food processor and pulse
until it becomes a gluey paste.
In a small saucepan, heat the peanut butter
until it reaches a runny consistency.
Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix them
well. Use your hands if needed.

Place the mixture in the lined tray, and press
well to the bottom of the tray, until packed
well. Place a paper on top and, with the help of
a glass, press well. It`s important that the
thickness of the mixture is at least 1 cm, so that
the bars are solid and don`t break when you
hold them with your fingers.

Pu the tray in the freezer for 1 hour.

Cut the bars in equal servings.
Store them in the fridge, in an air tight
container.