Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, combine quinoa, chia seeds, flax seed, rolled oats, cinnamon, salt, cardamom and chopped raw almonds. Stir to combine.

Step 3

In a small, microwave-safe dish, combine raw almond butter, organic brown rice syrup and honey. Stir to mix, then microwave for 1 minute to soften.

Step 4

Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir with a plastic spatula to thoroughly mix. Wet ingredients may begin to firm up, in which case you will need to use clean hands to knead the mixture together.

Step 5

When finished, transfer your mixture to a parchment lined baking dish (I used an 8 x 8 glass Pyrex dish), and pat down mixture with a plastic spatula to make a single, even layer.

Step 6

Bake on middle rack of oven for 15 minutes.

Step 7

When finished, remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes.

Step 8

After ten minutes, remove bars from the pan by lifting up the sides of the parchment paper. Place bars on a wire rack to finish cooling.

Step 9

Cut finished bars with a sharp, non-serrated knife or pizza cutter.

Step 10

Wrap cooled bars in saran wrap and store in refrigerator until ready to eat.