Gluten-Free Granola Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup corn syrup
3/4 cup natural peanut butter
1 cup gluten-free chocolate chips, divided
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1/2 cup chopped cashews
2 cups gluten-free oatmeal
2 cups crispy rice cereal
1/3 cup flax seed meal

Preparation

Mix syrup and peanut butter in a saucepan over low heat until smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.
Remove saucepan from heat. Stir about half the chocolate chips into the syrup mixture.
Mix remaining chocolate chips, almonds, cashews, oatmeal, crispy rice cereal, and flax seed meal in a bowl.
Pour the mixture from the saucepan over the mixture in the bowl; stir to evenly coat.
Transfer mixture to a 9x13-inch baking dish and press into an even layer; allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.