Healthy bars

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups rolled oats (not quick or instant)
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut
• 1 cup of “extras” – chopped toasted walnuts, almonds & pecans, dried cherries & chocolate chips (mini or regular)
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325° F.
  2. Line a 9” x 9” square pan with 2 criss-cross sheets of parchment paper (not foil) leaving extra overhang on all sides.
  3. Combine oats, brown sugar, coconut and extras in a large bowl.
  4. Combine honey, oil, and vanilla in a measuring cup.
  5. Add honey mixture to oat mixture and take time to combine thoroughly - about a minute.
  6. Spread in baking pan, pressing down very firmly. Try pressing down with the back of a spatula.
  7. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan. (mine takes an hour to cool on a cooling rack)
  8. Remove from pan (using parchment handles) to cutting board. Remove paper and cut into bars.

  
  Bars not holding together? Try pressing them down again after baking. Let them cool for 10 minutes and press down firmly while warm, then let them cool COMPLETELY before cutting.
  Bars Too Crumbly? Try placing the 9 x 9 pan on a baking sheet to bake to keep the bottom of the bars softer.
  
  
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