Festive Cranberry Holiday Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups plain peanut butter
• 1 1/2 Tbsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup honey
• 6 cups oats
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut, toasted
• 1 cup sunflower seeds, toasted
• 1 cup sesame seeds
• 1 cups chocolate chips
• 1 cup dried cranberries (or any other dried fruit)

Equipment

• measuring cups and spoons
• spoon for mixing
• large skillet
• large mixing bowl
• cookie sheet

Here is how:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. In a large skillet, toast coconut, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds. Set aside to cool.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, peanut butter, vanilla and brown sugar.
4. Add honey and mix in remaining ingredients.
5. Press into greased 12" x 18" cookie sheet.
6. Bake at 350° F for approximately 20 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool slightly and cut while still warm.

Additional info:

Be creative! Have fun! This recipe is very flexible. Substitute slivered almonds, pumpkin seeds or cashews for the sunflower seeds. Omit the nuts/seeds altogether if allergic. Play around with the fruit—chopped apricots in the mix taste great!

Enjoy! Enjoy!