"Think of your favorite granola packed full of nuts and surrounding a layer of sweet-tart rhubarb jam and you’ve got these bars...."
INGREDIENTS
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Zest and juice of ½ grapefruit or 1 orange
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3 dried hibiscus flowers (optional)
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¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
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¼ tsp. kosher salt
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1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise (optional)
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1 lb. rhubarb, sliced crosswise into ½”-thick pieces (about 4 cups), divided
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Nonstick cooking oil spray
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1¼ cups blanched hazelnuts, raw pecans, and/or raw or blanched almonds
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¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
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1¼ cups (156 g) all-purpose flour
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1¼ cups (125 g) old-fashioned oats
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¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp. (packed; 63 g) dark brown sugar
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¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
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1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt
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½ tsp. baking soda
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Dried hibiscus flowers, also called Jamaica flowers, are available at Latin markets and some natural foods stores.