Vegan Bites: Toasted Granola
Beautiful no-bake (slightly toasted) granola from https://inthewildheartkitchen.com/ 2 cups oats toasted ½ cup dates roughly chopped ¼ cup maple syrup ¼ cup techina 1 cup almonds roughly chopped ½ cup pumpkin seeds 2 tablespoon sesame seeds 2 tablespoons chia seeds 2 small pinches kosher salt ⅓ cup dark chocolate melted ½ teaspoon olive oil Malden salt to sprinkle Instructions Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper and set aside. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Scatter the oats on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and toast the oats for about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. The oats should become a deep golden color. While the oats are toasting, put the dates in a small food processor. Process the dates until they are mushy. (If your dates aren’t from a freshly opened bag and are on the drier side, let them soak in hot water for 5 minutes before processing them.) In a microwave safe bowl, combine the tachina and maple syru