Date-Pistachio Granola Bars Recipe

The mix-ins in these homemade granola bars are inspired by ingredients commonly used in middle eastern cooking--dates, hazelnuts, pistachios, tahini and cardamom. But feel free to vary the dried fruit, nuts, seeds and/or spices to your preference. We tested several sticky sweeteners, including maple syrup and honey, but found brown rice syrup held the bars together the best.