Gluten-Free Granola Bars

I've tried making granola bars in the past, when I was still able to eat oats, but for some reason or another they were never what I really wanted. When I woke up this morning I had a huge craving for something different for breakfast. Pancakes, breads, cereal and/or eggs just wouldn't do the trick today. And that's when I got creative!

These bars can be altered in many ways to suite your nutritional needs, and what you can eat. Below is a basic recipe, feel free to alter it and let me know how it turns out!

Ingredients:
2 cups puffed rice or rice crispie cereal
1 cup puffed quinoa(or puffed millet if you want)
1/4 cup sunflower seeds, de-shelled
1/4 cup almonds(shelled), slivers or whole
1/4 raisins or dried fruit
1 TBSP Chia Seeds(optional)
3/4 cup honey
1 TSP coconut oil
1/2 cup peanut butter(or nut butter of your choice)
Sprinkle of cinnamon 

Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Add all your dry ingredients in a bowl and stir until well combined. Heat peanut butter and coconut oil either in microwave or on the stove until it has melted. Pour over dried ingredients and add honey. Stir.

Place your mixture on the lined baking sheet and press it flat so that it sticks together. You can add more honey or nut butter on top if you wish. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until the top is browned. This can also just be placed in the freezer or fridge to harden if you want to keep it raw.

On a side note if you can't have nuts, you can always use more honey or maybe even marshmallows. You could add chocolate to the top so that when it melts and covers the top of your mixture, and then hardens once cold, it'll help to bind it together.

If you try this please let me know what you changed! This recipe is so versatile you can probably change almost anything about it. Just remember you need something sticky to help it bind.