Boil about 2 cups of water. Remove the water from the heat and add the cup of pitted dates. You'll soak these until they are softened.

In the mean time, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put the Oats, sunflower seeds, and nuts on a baking sheet. Toast for 10-12 minutes or until slightly golden.

In the bowl of a food processor, add the softened dates, peanut butter (or almond butter), and mix together until well combined.

In a large bowl mix together the date mixture and the oats, nuts, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, and cranberries or raisins.

Press the mixture into an 8x8 pan lined with parchment paper. Leave the bars overnight in the fridge to set up.

The next day melt your chocolate in the microwave on high at 30 second intervals, stirring between each one. When the chocolate is melted, remove the bars from the pan and cut into 10 equal squares.

Place the cut up bars on a sheet pan lined with wax paper or parchment paper. Using a spoon drizzle the chocolate over top each bar. Add sea salt if desired.