Trail-mix oat bars

Hi all,
Yesterday I baked the walnut-dates cake (again!!!!) but this time from a different recipe.
While I was baking that it stuck me that I could something else with the "dates paste." Something marginally healthier than the cake and this bar was born.

Ingredients
Oats (Quaker Quick) - 4 cups
Dates - 20
Raisins - 1/2 cup
Cranberries - 1/4 cup
Walnuts -  chopped 1/4 cup
Almonds - chopped 1/4 cup
Dark chocolate chips + Butter scotch chips - 2/3rds cup
Water - 3/4 cup
Method
1) Cook the water, dates, raisins  in the microwave for 2 min and then let it sit for about 3-4 minutes and grind to a fine paste
2) Toast the chopped walnuts and almonds in a 400 degree oven until golden brown
3) Toast the oats in a 400 degree oven for about 5 minutes
4) Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
5) Pat it down into a 9 inch square pan. Make sure that it is tightly packed.
6) Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes (or until the top looks golden brown)

PS: The key is to make sure that the pan is tightly packed and so modify the measurements depending on the pan size.

Pictures...Sorry, I forgot to take pictures when it was in the pan