Sweet And Salty Granola Bars

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups oats (robin hood or old mill)
• 1 cup toasted almond, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup sunflower seeds (or a combination of both) or 1 cup pumpkin seeds (or a combination of both)
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 (300 ml) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (regular or low-fat)
• 1/2 cup crisco all-vegetable shortening, melted
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f line a 15x20-inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
• 2 bars: combine all ingredients for bars in large bowl. mix well. press evenly into prepared pan.
• 3 bake in preheated oven 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. cool slightly.
• 4 topping: combine melted chocolate and kosher salt. drizzle over bars. allow chocolate to harden. cut into bars.
• 5 note; when lining a pan with parchment paper, overlap the sides to allow for easy removal and cutting of squares.