Chewy Coconut Oat Granola Bars Stuffed with Chocolate Date Caramel

INGREDIENTS

Banana, mashed (~1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons)

1/2 cup

Dates, pitted & packed

1/3 cup

Honey

2 tbsp

Peanut butter, salted

2 1/2 cups

Oats, old-fashioned

1/2 cup

Dark chocolate chips

1/4 tsp

Salt

1/2 tsp

Vanilla

1/3 cup

Coconut oil, soft

1/3 cup

Coconut, unsweetened

1/3 cup

Flaxseed, ground

3/4 cup

Nuts or seeds (i used a mix of pistachios, sunflower seeds and pecans)

1/4 cup

Milk