This recipe is one from the Blue Zones Recipe Site.  I've modified it by not using vegan chocolate chips or vegan butter.  They also said not to use quick cooking oatmeal, but since that's what I had, I did.   It's an interesting recipe, I was not sure it would hold together, but after putting the baked bars in the refrigerator to cool, they held together nicely.  I sliced them into little bites since they tasted so rich - but on the website, they cut them much larger. 

Ingredients:

3/4 cup walnut pieces (or other type of nut)
1 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 
1 cup dried fruit (or a combination)
    ( I used dried cherries and golden raisins)
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1/2 cup pure maple syrup
3 TTbsp peanut butter
1 Tbsp butter, milted 
​1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8-inch-square baking pan.
2. Place the walnuts in a dry skillet and toast over medium heat until light brown and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes, shaking often. Transfer them to a food processor.
3. Add the oats, dried fruit, chocolate chips, maple syrup, peanut butter, vegan butter and vanilla to the food processor, and pulse until crumbly. Continue to process until the mixture is well combined. Add a little water, a tablespoon at a time, if the mixture is too crumbly to stick together. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
4. Bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool, then refrigerate until completely cold. Cut into 2- by 4-inch bars. Wrap each bar individually in plastic wrap for easy transport.