Easy Granola Bars

Tish's Note:

Leave out the preservative and give your little one something simply good for them. I like to sneak in the grated carrot just to get another vegie into the mix but it's not necessary

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• ½ cup light corn syrup
• 2⁄3; cup peanut butter
• 3 cups granola cereal (bought or homemade)
• 1 carrot , grated (optional)

Directions:

1. Butter a 9" square pan.
2. In a 3 qt saucepan boil corn syrup for 1 minute only, stirring constantly.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Stir in peanut butter.
5. Stir in granola and grated carrot if using.
6. Work fast as it hardens quickly.
7. Transfer to pan.
8. Spread and pat in place with a spoon or dampened spatula.
9. Cool for an hour before cutting into bars.

Reviews

[Kate J]

I used granola cereal with raisins and almonds in it along with some crushed chex cereal I needed to use up. These were very gooey and fell apart even after a few hours. They tasted good, but had too much PB. Next time I will use less PB and less syrup. Thanks for the simple recipe!

[Eat Your Vegetables!]

Very, very peanut-buttery. Still, makes for a quick snack that's probably healthier than store bought options. I make my own granola, leave out the carrot and substitute brown rice syrup for the corn syrup (corn syrup is a dirty word these days). Biggest plus here is that these literally take 2 minutes to make. I can press it into a baking dish to cool overnight and it's ready to cut in the morning.

[CheapThrills]

Easy, cheap and good! I subbed 1 cup of krispy rice cereal and 2 cups granola, to make them lighter. these actually made 16 bars -- BONUS! #1 did not like the raisins in the granola, but the rest of us loved these.