Gluten-Free Granola Bars

1 cup corn syrup

¾ cup natural peanut butter

1 cup gluten-free chocolate chips, divided

½ cup chopped almonds

½ cup chopped cashews

2 cups gluten-free oatmeal

2 cups crispy rice cereal

⅓ cup flax seed meal

Mix syrup and peanut butter in a saucepan over low heat until smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.

Remove saucepan from heat. Stir about half the chocolate chips into the syrup mixture.

Mix remaining chocolate chips, almonds, cashews, oatmeal, crispy rice cereal, and flax seed meal in a bowl.

Pour the mixture from the saucepan over the mixture in the bowl; stir to evenly coat.

Transfer mixture to a 9x13-inch baking dish and press into an even layer; allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.