Chewy Walnut Trail Bars
California Walnut Board
- Yield: 24 servings
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
Ingredients
- 3cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/3cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4cup all purpose unbleached flour
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 1teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 1/2cups coarsely chopped California walnuts
- 1/2cup dried cherries or cranberries
- 1/2cup chocolate chips
- 1/2cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/2cup shredded coconut
- 1/4cup sesame seeds
- 1/2cup dried apricots
- 1/2cup butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/2cup honey
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 325F.
- In bowl, whisk together oats, brown sugar, flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Stir in walnuts, cherries, chocolate chips, pumpkin seeds, coconut and sesame seeds; set aside
- In food processor, process apricots until broken up, about 1 minute. Add butter, process until a paste forms, about 1 minute. With motor running, pour in honey until well blended. Fold into oat mixture until well combined.
- Pat evenly into a parchment-lined 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Bake in the centre of oven until golden, about 30 minutes. Transfer to rack to cool completely.
- Cut into bars (2×12 rows or 8×3 rows)
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 220
- Glycemic Load 3
- Fat 13g
- Saturated Fat 4.5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.5g
- Cholesterol 10mg
- Sodium 95mg
- Potassium 170mg
- Carbohydrate 25g
- Fiber 3g
- Sugars 15g
- Protein 5g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 4%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Calcium 4%
- Iron 8%
