Easy Trail Mix Bars

Servings: 12

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Prep Time:
10 minutes

Cook Time:
40 minutes

Total Time:
50 minutes

Snack

American

Granola Bar Trail Mix

🧂 Ingredients

1 Pre-Heat oven to 325 degrees
2 Line a 10-inch square baking dish with parchment paper
3 Cashews are a little large and strangely shaped so you’ll have to break them up
a little in order for the bars to hold their shape. To do this, spread your
cashews out on a napkin, then using the flat bottom of a bowl or pan, smash the
cashews. There is not a science to this, but you want them broken down to about
1/4 of their full size.
4 In a large bowl combine your broken cashews, whole almonds, almond slices,
sunflower seeds, dried cherries, and syrup. Stir together until well combined
and syrup coating all the nuts and seeds.
5 Then pour your mixture into the parchment paper-lined baking dish. Using a heavy
spatula press the mixture into the pan. You want a nice even layer and you want
to make sure there are no large gaps in your mixture. The tighter the mixture
the better your bars will hold together.
6 Bake in the oven for 35 – 40 minutes. You want to make sure that they are baked
thoroughly, or they will not hold together.
7 Once cooked remove from the oven and allow them to cool for a least 1 hour. Once
fully cooled you can grab the sides of the parchment paper to lift the mixture
out of the pan and place it on a cutting board.
8 Cut into 12 servings and enjoy.