CHAI GRANOLA BARS

Ingredients

Old fashioned or rolled oats 2 cups
Sliced almonds 1 cup
Shredded coconut 1 cup
Pepitas ¼ cup
Chia seeds ¼ cup
Ground flax seed ¼ cup
Unsalted butter 4 tablespoons
Honey 1/3 cup
Maple syrup 1/3 cup
Light brown sugar, lightly packed 1/3 cup
Salt ¼ teaspoon
Golden raisins ½ cup
Dried apples ½ cup
dried cranberries ½ cup
Oregon Chai® Powdered Vanilla Chai Tea Latte Mix 2 packets

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and line an 8”x12” baking dish, set aside.
Toss oats, almonds and coconut together on a sheet tray and bake for 10 minutes stirring occasionally, until lightly browned.
Cool and add mixture to a large mixing bowl, add the pepitas, chia seed and ground flax seed, golden raisins, dried apples and dried cranberries and mix well. Set aside.
Reduce the oven temperature to 300° F. Place butter, honey, maple syrup, brown sugar and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
Cook for 2 minutes, remove from heat and stir in the Powdered Vanilla Chai Tea Latte Mix.  Pour butter and sugar mixture over the oats and mix until everything is evenly coated.
Pour granola mixture into the prepared dish and gently press mixture evenly into the pan.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Cool before cutting into rectangles (makes approximately 16 bars). Serve at room temperature.

Chai Granola Bars