Chewy Granola Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar (I mix unsulphered molasses with turbinado sugar to get brown sugar)
• 2/3 cup natural peanut butter
• 1/2 cup brown rice syrup
• 1/2 cup melted vegan margarine
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups oats
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/3 cup wheat germ
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds (toasting them first really adds a nutty flavor)
• 1 cup vegan chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Mix first 5 ingredients together in a large bowl. Then add remaining ingredients and stir in well.
2. Press into a greased Texas sheet pan. Bake 20 minutes at 350 F.
3. Cut while still warm, then let cool before serving