The Birdseed Bars Wile E Coyote Should Have Made

Wile E Coyote tried many times to catch the Road Runner by putting out piles of boobey-trapped birdseed. The Road Runner always ate and ran before Wille E Coyote’s evil plan could come to fruition.

 

What Mr. Coyote should have done is make these bird seed bars. Worth sticking around to finish, no matter the consequences!

Because I am taking these bars with me to the NO/AIDS Walk on Saturday, I pulled out half before adding only one cup of semisweet chocolate to the remaining. The bars are still delicious and will make much less mess on the hands!

Birdseed Bars

2 cups rolled oats
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1/2 cup chia seeds
1 cup dried fruit (cranberries, raisins, etc)
2 cups semi-sweet morsels
1 recipe honey carmel sauce (recipe below)

Toast oats on a large baking tray in a 350 degree F oven for five minutes. Add all the seeds to the tray and mix before baking 5 minutes more. Pour into a large mixing bowl with the dried fruit and set aside.

Honey Caramel Sauce

1 stick butter
1/2 cup honey
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

Mix together butter, honey and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly until it comes to a rolling boil. Stir 2 minutes more. Add in can of sweetened condensed milk and continue to stir until it is mixed well.

Add the honey caramel sauce to the seed mixture and stir well. Add in the semi-sweet morsels and then transfer mixture to parchment lined baking tray. Press flat, working fairly quickly as mixture hardens as it cools.

Place in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Remove from tray and cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.