Name: Chocolate Chip Coconut No-Bake Granola Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 25
Ingredients: Dates, pitted - 12 ounces; Water, or as needed - ¼ cup; Rolled oats - 3 cups; Unsweetened shredded coconut - 2 cups; Miniature chocolate chips - 2 cups; Whole raw almonds - 1 ½ cups; Pumpkin seeds - ⅔ cup; Salted sunflower seeds - ½ cup; Ground cinnamon - 1 tablespoon; Almond butter - 1 cup; Unsweetened applesauce - 1 cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

Chocolate Chip Coconut No-Bake Granola Bars

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Chocolate Chip Coconut No-Bake Granola Bars

1. Dates, pitted - 12 ounces

2. Water, or as needed - ¼ cup

3. Rolled oats - 3 cups

4. Unsweetened shredded coconut - 2 cups

5. Miniature chocolate chips - 2 cups

6. Whole raw almonds - 1 ½ cups

7. Pumpkin seeds - ⅔ cup

8. Salted sunflower seeds - ½ cup

9. Ground cinnamon - 1 tablespoon

10. Almond butter - 1 cup

11. Unsweetened applesauce - 1 cup

12. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate Chip Coconut No-Bake Granola Bars

1. Stage

Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with waxed paper so that the paper hangs over the edges of dish.

2. Stage

Combine dates and water in a food processor or blender; process until a paste forms, adding more water if needed to thin it.

3. Stage

Combine oats, coconut, chocolate chips, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add date paste, almond butter, applesauce, and vanilla extract; mix, using your hands, until wet ingredients are fully incorporated.

4. Stage

Press mixture into the prepared baking dish. Cover with another piece of waxed paper and press down using a can or mini roller. Freeze for 1 hour.

5. Stage

Remove dish from freezer and lift out of dish using the edges of the waxed paper. Cut into 25 squares.