HOMEMADE GRANOLA BAR TREATS

Homemade Granola Bar Treats image

Provided by Molly Yeh

Categories dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed dairy milk or coconut milk
1/2 cup unsweetened nut or seed butter (I love cashew butter, almond butter and tahini the best!)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup roasted salted nuts
3 tablespoons flax seeds, or a mix of different seeds (chia, millet, sunflower, etc.)
3/4 cup candy-coated chocolates, such as M&M's or muted-color ones from Whole Foods or Trader Joe's
1/2 cup dried apricots

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8-inch square baking dish with enough parchment paper so that it comes up the sides and hangs over by 1 inch.
Stir together the condensed milk, nut or seed butter, vanilla and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the oats, nuts and seeds and mix to combine. Scrape into the baking dish and spread it out evenly. Press the candy-coated chocolates and dried apricots into the top. Bake until lightly browned around the edges, about 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a rack to cool completely. Chop into squares. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. You can also freeze these.