Breakfast Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon walnut oil, plus more for pan
• 1 1/4 cups spelt, flakes
• 1/2 cup dried cherries
• 1/4 cup sprouted or ground flax seed
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped pistachios
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup natural creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 brush an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with oil. line bottom and two sides with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on each side. brush paper with oil.
• 3 in a bowl, combine spelt, cherries, flaxseeds, pecans, pistachios, and salt; set aside.
• 4 in a small saucepan, combine honey, peanut butter, oil, and vanilla. cook over medium until melted. add to dry ingredients and stir to combine.
• 5 transfer mixture to prepared pan; smooth top. bake until golden and edges pull away from sides of pan, 20 to 25 minutes.
• 6 cool completely in pan. using paper overhang, lift bars out of pan.
• 7 on a cutting board, cut into 8 pieces using a serrated knife.
• 8 store in an airtight container, separating pieces with wax or parchment paper, for one week.