Sunbutter Chocolate Granola Bars

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of sunflower butter
• 1/4 coconut oil
• 1/4 maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup of large flake oats
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut (if school safe) or omit
• 3/4 chocolate chips
• 1/4 sunflower seeds
• 1/4 hemp hearts

Directions

1. Mix together: 1 cup of large flake oats, 1/2 cup shredded coconut (if school safe) or omit, 3/4 chocolate chips, 1/4 sunflower seeds, 1/4 hemp hearts
2. Heat over stove top: 1/2 cup of sunflower butter, 1/4 coconut oil, 1/4 maple syrup, 1 tsp vanilla extract
3. Once melted, mix into dry mixture until it is well mixed and all the chocolate chips have melted. Add your mixture to a mold or press down into a pan.
4. Optional step: melt 1/4 cup of chocolate chips with a tsp of coconut oil to decorate the tops. You may also top with sprinkles if you wish.
5. Place in fridge or freezer. Cut into squares or pop out of mold as needed.

Note:

Coconut is actually the seed of a drupaceous fruit and does not trigger a reaction in a person with a tree-nut allergy. Patients diagnosed with tree-nut allergy are not advised to avoid coconut. However, in October of 2006, the FDA began technically identifying coconut as a tree nut, landing it on a few tree-nut lists and causing confusion.