Super Healthy Granola Bars /1

A while ago I began trying to eat healthier, and managed to succeed, with one exception. The 11am snack. The time between breakfast and lunch where you get a tiny bit hungry and end up buying a packet of crisps and devouring it. I found the solution: homemade granola bars. I've tried four different options so far, and will be posting the other two soon, and am yet to find the perfect one. I rated each kind by yumminess, consistency and healthiness and this one scores 9/10 for taste, 2/10 for consistency as I messed up the portions and didn't put enough banana and 9/10 for healthiness. 

Makes 8 bars 

Ingredients 

2 cups of oats 
1 ½ cups of dried fruits & nuts 
½ cup walnuts 
1 ½ banana 
coconut oil 
syrup 
¼ cup seeds 

Directions 

1. Using a fork, squish the banana completely. 
2. Add the oats, dried fruit and nuts, walnuts and seeds. 
3. In a pot, melt 2 tablespoons of coconut oil and two tablespoons of syrup. 
4. Mix into the oats. If the consistency is still very crumbly, melt more of both. 
5. Place into a baking tray lined with baking parchment, the bars should be at least 2cm thick. Put in the fridge. It can be eaten after a couple of hours or from the next day. 

Enjoy!

​Original recipe by Ethan Major 

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