best granola bars ever

With only 8 days left until we leave for Paris, I am on a mission to create some nutrient dense, packable granola bars to take with us.  You see, in Paris, we plan to be super cheap when it comes to food and mostly go the grocery store route as opposed to eating in every cute cafe we see.

So the other night, I randomly threw some ingredients we had on hand and came up with a  seriously delicious granola bar!  I was worried they'd be a bit crumbly, but after they had a chance to chill in the fridge overnight, they are nearly perfect.  The first bite I had after they had chilled, I immediately thought this tastes like a Christmas cookie!  I couldn't think of which cookie it reminded me of until last night - 7 layer bars, or magic bars (whatever your family calls them)! SERIOUSLY!

I am going to whip up another batch this weekend with some more binders to see if they won't hold together a bit better...but in all honesty, I think we have a winner in this bar!

I used the following ingredients:
Pecans
Walnuts
Coconut
Oats
Dates
Almond Butter
Apple Juice reduction
Vanilla
Salt

YUM-O!  Maybe I'll whip some up and send them out as gifts before we leave...