A Good Bar

Nuts, trail mix, dried fruit, it’s all just sitting in the pantry waiting to be snacked on. Why not take all these ingredients and combine them into a good bar? Take all those pantry goodies into one bar so you don't have to struggle to decide which to eat!

Ingredients:

• Trail Mix

• Nuts

• Dried Fruit

• Honey

• Flaky Salt

• Vanilla Extract (optional)

• Cinnamon (optional)

Tools:

• Baking Sheet

• Parchment paper

• Saucepan

• Thermometer

Instructions:

1. Grease a baking sheet and line with baking paper, overhang is okay.

2. Place nuts, trail mix, and any dried fruit in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.

3. Transfer to a heatproof bowl with 1 tsp salt flakes.

4. Place honey in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to boil, then cook, without stirring, for 3 minutes or until it reaches 140ºC on a sugar thermometer.

5. Add vanilla and cinnamon, if using, and stir to combine.

6. Working quickly, combine honey mixture and pantry mix.

7. Press into prepared pan with a spoon. Cool to room temperature, then cut into bars.

8. Store, between pieces of baking paper, in an airtight container at room temperature, for up to 2 weeks.