Peanut butter and coconut?! I know, I was surprised, but they go great together! These granola bars taste like cookie dough and it's hard to stop eating them! These definitely aren't the healthiest granola bars around, but they are quite a treat!
To make these you will need date paste, my recipe is here: https://brock280.wixsite.com/rachelsfoodblog/blog/date-paste
If you want to see my process for making nut butter, click here: https://brock280.wixsite.com/rachelsfoodblog/blog/almond-butter
The recipe is here, and pictures of the process are below:
Ingredients:
1 cup homemade puréed Planter's salted mixed nuts (or substitute peanut butter/ almond butter OR 3/4 cup peanut butter & 1/4 cup almond butter)
1/3 cup date paste
3/4 tsp. salt if nuts are not salted
1 cup shredded coconut
2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
2 Tbsp. brown sugar, maple sugar, or honey (if you want it more sweet)
Directions:
Mix together your nut butter(s), date paste, and salt (if using).
Then add in the oatmeal and coconut and mix by hand to combine.
Taste the mixture. Add more wet (e.g. date paste/nut butter), or dry (e.g. oatmeal/coconut) ingredients if it seems too dry or too wet.
Also, taste to see if it's sweet enough. You can add a little salt, or add in brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup if you want a sweeter granola bar.
Press mixture into a 4x6" pan, cover, and chill overnight.
Stays good up to 1 week when refrigerated.
I added the nut butter, date paste, and some salt (which is optional) because my nuts were unsalted.
After mixing together the nut butter, date paste, and salt.
Before mixing in the coconut and oatmeal.
After mixing in the coconut and oatmeal. I also tasted it and ended up adding 2 Tbsp. brown sugar (to treat myself).
Then dump it into a container.
Press it down with a glass, spoon, or by hand!
Soooo good :)
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