Chocolate Chip Coconut No-Bake Granola Bars

Name: Chocolate Chip Coconut No-Bake Granola Bars
Total time: 75
Yield: 25
Ingredients: 12 ounces dates, pitted; ¼ cup water, or as needed; 3 cups rolled oats; 2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut; 2 cups miniature chocolate chips; 1 ½ cups whole raw almonds; ⅔ cup pumpkin seeds; ½ cup salted sunflower seeds; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1 cup almond butter; 1 cup unsweetened applesauce; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe by Barbara Ortiz from allrecipes.com

Appetizer,Snack 1 Hr. 15 Mins.

Ingredients

25 servings

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12 ounces dates, pitted
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¼ cup water, or as needed
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3 cups rolled oats
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2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
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2 cups miniature chocolate chips
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1 ½ cups whole raw almonds

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⅔ cup pumpkin seeds
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½ cup salted sunflower seeds
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1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
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1 cup almond butter
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1 cup unsweetened applesauce
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with waxed paper so that the paper hangs over the edges of dish.
Combine dates and water in a food processor or blender; process until a paste forms, adding more water if needed to thin it.
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.
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.
Remove dish from freezer and lift out of dish using the edges of the waxed paper. Cut into 25 squares.