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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 7- by 11-inch baking pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
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In a bowl, stir the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, coconut, flax seed meal and cinnamon.
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Transfer to a dry sheet tray and toast in the oven for 15 minutes.
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Transfer to a bowl.
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While dry ingredients toast, in a medium pot, add the honey, coconut oil and vanilla.
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Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until the honey turns a copper color, 12 to 15 minutes.
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Pour the honey into the dry ingredients and mix until well coated with the honey mixture.
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Pour onto the prepared baking pan.
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Pack down the ingredients.
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Bake for about 10 minutes; the middle may seem slightly sticky but it will cool nicely.
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Let cool in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
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Flip over, take off the parchment and cut into rectangles.
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Serve.
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For other flavors, make the following substitutions to the recipe above:
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Ruby (Cranberry): Omit the almonds and add an additional 1/4 cup dried cranberries.
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Nathan (Blueberry/Almond): Substitute the cranberries with dried blueberries.
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Enzo: (Cashew/Almond): Omit the cranberries and add 1/4 cup cashews to the dry ingredients.
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Ellie (Cashew/Date): Substitute the almonds with cashews and substitute the cranberries with dried dates.