Homemade Energy Bars

These are the ultimate homemade energy bars — they're absolutely delicious! Make them if you want more fiber in your diet and you're sick of feeding the kids those boxed, dry, bland granola bars.

Ingredients

3 ½ cups rolled oats

¾ cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins)

⅔ cup sunflower seeds

½ cup white chocolate chips

½ cup toasted sesame seeds

½ cup oat bran

3 tablespoons flax seeds

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

1 ½ cups creamy natural peanut butter

1 cup honey

5 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Mix oats, cranberries, sunflower seeds, chocolate chips, sesame seeds, oat bran, flax seeds, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in peanut butter, honey, and oil until well combined. Press mixture firmly into a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Transfer to the refrigerator and chill for 10 minutes to set.

Slice chilled bars into twenty 2x3-inch squares. Wrap each bar in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.