Paleo Bars/Granola

2 C.         Almond Flour/Meal

½ C.        Raw Pepitas (Trader Joes or www.nutsonline.com)

½ C.        Raw Sunflower Seeds

½ C.        Dried Fruit of Choice

½ C.        Flaked unsweetened Coconut

¼ C.        Coconut Oil, Melted

¼ C.        Honey

1 TBS.    Organic Vanilla Extract

½ tsp.    Cinnamon (or to taste)

Heat oven to 350

In a large bowl mix the almond flour, nuts, fruit and coconut until combined.  In a small bowl mix the wet ingredients and then add to the almond flour mixture.  With your hands mix until all the flour is moist.   At this point you can go 2 ways with the mixture: 

If you want granola, spread the mixture evenly on a foil or parchment lined baking sheet.  Bake for 15 minutes (or until golden brown) stirring around 2 or 3 times.  Make sure you rack is in the upper portion of the oven, the almond flour tends to burn easily.  Store in an airtight container.

If you want bars press the mixture (making sure to keep the mixture even, you want it to fill most of the cookie sheet so it should be about ¼” thick) onto the lined baking sheet and cook for 15-18 minutes.  Once cooled, you can break into chunks or cut with a knife into nice bars.  Store in a Ziploc bag.

Recipe by Terra Sittner