Sugar free flour free granola bar hearts

12 Bars (I used a 3 inch plastic heart cookie cutter)
3 dates, pitted and chopped
 ¼ cup almond butter
 ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
 ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
 1 ½ teaspoons almond extract
1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
 ¼ cup raw almonds chopped
2 cups old fashioned oats
 ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
½ cup cranberries
Cover dates in water 1 hour or up to 4 hours.
Drain dates and combine them with almond butter, applesauce, almond milk, cinnamon, cocoa powder, almond and vanilla extract in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
Transfer mixture to small bowl
press into cutter lifting up
bake at 350 for 20 min
on parchment or greased foil or pan
let cool before wrapping to store up to three weeks