Name: Pecan Granola Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 16 granola bars
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups pecan halves (5 ounces); 2 cups quick-cooking oats (or old-fashioned oats, pulsed briefly in a food processor or blender to break them up); 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon fine sea salt (if using regular table salt or salted nut butter, scale back a bit); 1 cup homemade pecan butter* or creamy almond butter or peanut butter; ½ cup maple syrup or honey; 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract