Name: Nut Butter Granola Bars
Yield: Makes 16
Ingredients: 2 cups raw nuts (such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios, pecans, and/or blanched hazelnuts); ½ cup raw pumpkin seeds; 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for pan; 2 cups old-fashioned oats, divided; 1¼ cups dried fruit (such as tart cherries, raisins, currants, dates, apricots, and/or blueberries); ¾ cup unsalted or low-salt natural peanut butter; ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp. honey; 2 tsp. kosher salt; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 1 large egg white

granola bars studded with pecans and pumpkin seeds lined up in a grid

Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Sue Li

Bound together with honey and nut butter, these just-sweet-enough bars are sturdy enough to throw in a beach bag and substantial enough to power you through til sunset.

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