Step 1

Preheat oven to 350

Step 2

Line an 88 inch baking dish with parchment paper, allowing it to hang off the side. Spray with cooking oil. Set aside.

Step 3

Slice vanilla bean down the center and using a spoon scrape out the inside.

Step 4

Place the scrapings in a medium bowl, discard bean.

Step 5

Add apple sauce, agave nectar, and almond butter stirring well to combine. Set aside.

Step 6

In a large bowl combine, oats, rice cereal, millet, almonds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, dried cherries, chocolate chips and salt.

Step 7

Add reserved apple sauce mixture to oat mixture and stir to combine.

Step 8

Pour mixture into reserved baking dish and press so it is even and flat.

Step 9

Bake for 20 25 minutes, until lightly browned. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.

Step 10

Lift sides of parchment paper to release from pan and place on a cooling rack for an additional 10 minutes.

Step 11

On a cutting board cut into granola bars.

Step 12

Can be stored in the freezer or fridge.