Cocoa-Coconut Granola Bars

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.

Step 2
Spread rolled oats, flax seed meal, sliced almonds, shredded coconut, and chia seeds onto a baking sheet.

Step 3
Toast oats mixture in preheated oven, stirring every 5 minutes, until lightly toasted, about 15 minutes.

Step 4
Reduce oven heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

Step 5
Combine honey, brown sugar, coconut oil, vanilla extract, coconut extract, ground cinnamon, and salt together in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 3 minutes. Stir cocoa powder into the honey mixture until dissolved.

Step 6
Mix toasted oat mixture and the honey mixture in a large bowl and stir until the dry ingredients are coated; spread into the prepared baking dish and press into an even layer.

Step 7
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes.

Step 8
Cool bars in pan for 10 minutes, immediately cut into squares, and remove from pan.