As much as my family truly loves the chewy homemade snack bars, sometimes crunchy is what we crave.  These crispy bars replace any granola bar you might have tried in the past.  They are loaded with nuts, seeds and plenty of fruit to give you the energy boost you need with no lack of flavor and no artificial anything.

Photo courtesy of Adventures in Cooking.

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