Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

This recipe is from "the wholesome junk food cookbook" and is my second recipe I've tried. Glad to say this recipes are so simple and straightforward.

I decided on this recipe because I haven't had a granola bar since becoming gluten-free. It's really hard to find a good energy bar that is 1. tasteful and 2. along the lines of a granola bar.

First and foremost, if you're eating gluten-free make sure your oats are certified gluten-free. I use Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Whole Grain Rolled Oats. There's a lot of mixed feelings about oats, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Secondly, the chocolate I use is also certified gluten-free. A lot of people say you're fine if it's 70% cocoa or higher, but I just find gluten-free chocolate like Enjoy Life Foods Gluten-Free Chocolate Chips.

Ingredients:
5 c rolled oats
1/2 c pumpkin seeds
1/2 c raw sunflower seeds
1/4 c evap cane juice crystals
2 tsp unprocessed sea salt
2/3 c honey
1/2 c expeller-pressed oil
3/4 c chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 325F
Line a 14x11 shallow pan with parchment paper and grease heavily. (This is where I went wrong and didn't grease enough so the bars stuck to the paper) You can use butter or cooking spray.
Combine the oats, seeds, cane juice, and salt in one bowl.
Combine the honey and oil in another bowl and mix.
Pour the liquid mixture into the dry and mix.
Put the mixture onto the prepared pan and firmly pat down making sure it's all even.
Bake in the oven for 30 mins, turning the pan every 10.

When finished, take out of oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips. The granola bars will look like they're not hard, but don't worry. When they cool off they'll harden together. Allow to fully cool and then cut as desired.

Review:
Simple to make. Packed with energy waiting to be unleashed! I liked the fact that after I ate this I didn't feel funny, like I sometimes do after eating a store-bought bar. I feel like I'm really getting something good for me and flavorful at the same time.
I'm reiterating here that I didn't grease the paper enough so it stuck, so we're just peeling off granola here, it's still delicious. Use grease!

In the oven