Homemade Granola Bars

You can add any mix of dried fruit, nuts or chocolate chips to these granola bars.

Ingredients

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• ⅓ cup butter
• ⅓ cup honey
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cup dried fruit or nuts (I used diced dried apricots and raisins)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix oats and shredded coconut together on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from oven and set aside.
3. Place butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla extract and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook for one minute and then reduce to a simmer. Pour butter/ honey mixture over oats and coconut.
4. Add apricots and raisins (or any granola bar mixing you like)
5. Pour granola mixture onto a buttered baking sheet and with oiled hands press down into a rectangle. It wont cover the full baking sheet.
6. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2-3 hours before cutting into squares.