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Tahini Granola Bars recipe with almond butter and flax.
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Tahini Granola Bars

This makes a small and manageable batch of soft and sweet tahini flavored granola bars.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Amercan
Keyword Chewy Granola Bars, Tahini
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8 bars
Author Anna
Cost 5

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup unsalted mixed nuts (mix of almonds, cashews, etc.) plus a little extra
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 3 tablespoons good quality tahini (50 grams)
  • 1 ½ tablespoons almond butter or another type nut butter (25 grams)
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup, generous (40 grams)
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt (Morton)
  • ½ tablespoon ground flaxseed
  • 2-3 tablespoons finely chopped dried apricots or other fruit
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Spread the nuts on a cutting board and roughly chop them with a chef's knife. Transfer to large rimmed baking sheet and spread across half the sheet.
  • Spread the oats across the other half of the baking sheet.
  • Bake for about 10-12 minutes or until the nuts are toasted, oats should be lightly toasted.
  • Meanwhile, line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper.
  • Combine the tahini, nut butter and maple syrup in a large microwave safe mixing bowl. Heat on 50% power for about 30 seconds just to soften and slightly melt. Do not overheat.
  • Stir the salt, vanilla and cinnamon into the nut butter mixture, then add the warm toasted oat mixture and the ground flax. Stir just until combined. Mixture should be sticky and slightly crumbly, neither too dry not too wet. Sprinkle in the apricots or other dried fruit.
  • Let it cool slightly if it is very warm so as not to melt the chips, then scatter about half of it over the bottom of the prepared pan. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over evenly, then sprinkle on the rest of the oat mixture. Using a second sheet of parchment, press down as flat as you can. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the top.
  • Bake for 15 minutes at 325F. Let cool just slightly, then score the bar to make two rows of 4. Do not remove parchment from the pan. Let cool completely.
  • Lift from pan when cool and separate the bars. Pull them apart.