Fantastic Granola Bars
photo by Redsie
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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1 13x9 inch pan
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup light corn syrup
- 1⁄2 cup melted butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 2⁄3 cup peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons maple extract
- 3 cups quick oats
- 3⁄4 cup coconut
- 1⁄3 cup wheat germ
- 3⁄4 cup craisins (or use raisins)
- 1 cup mini chocolate chip
- 1⁄2 cup chopped peanuts (or walnuts or pecans)
- 1⁄2 cup dried fruit (your choice of dried fruit)
directions
- Set oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease BOTTOM ONLY of a 13 x 9-in baking pan.
- In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients.
- Stir well.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients.
- You may add what ever you want, as long as the mixture is sticking together in several large clumps.
- Press the mixture into the baking pan, using your fingers.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 mins, or until golden.
- Cool completely, and cut into bars.
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Reviews
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These were good....only WAY too sweet. I cut the sugar in half (used only 1/2 c.) and they still seemed excessively sweet. Next time I will try eliminating it all together. I really feel with the Agave (which I used in place of corn syrup), dried fruit and chocolate chips no additional sweetener is really needed. I used sunflower seeds in place of chopped peanuts and raisins & dried cranberries for fruit. Also, I was out of wheat germ, so I used Multi Grain cereal...which is like Oat Bran only with various grains mixed together.
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I did not follow the whole recipe, I just added ingredients to my preference. I used the basic recipe the sugar, syrup, butter, peanut butter and oats. I did use vanilla instead of maple extract. Then I just added nuts and more nuts of all kinds. I had a few dried cranberries and threw those in. The base is super tasty and you can really add whatever you want to it. I also used a cookie sheet to bake it and they are really really good. Not really crispy and not really chewy just perfect. Thanks for sharing your great recipe
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These were good....only WAY too sweet. I cut the sugar in half (used only 1/2 c.) and they still seemed excessively sweet. Next time I will try eliminating it all together. I really feel with the Agave (which I used in place of corn syrup), dried fruit and chocolate chips no additional sweetener is really needed. I used sunflower seeds in place of chopped peanuts and raisins & dried cranberries for fruit. Also, I was out of wheat germ, so I used Multi Grain cereal...which is like Oat Bran only with various grains mixed together.
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I did not follow the whole recipe, I just added ingredients to my preference. I used the basic recipe the sugar, syrup, butter, peanut butter and oats. I did use vanilla instead of maple extract. Then I just added nuts and more nuts of all kinds. I had a few dried cranberries and threw those in. The base is super tasty and you can really add whatever you want to it. I also used a cookie sheet to bake it and they are really really good. Not really crispy and not really chewy just perfect. Thanks for sharing your great recipe
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This was my first attempt in making granola bars and I am glad I did! A big HIT! DD is a very picky eater, so I am always on a look out for healthy snacks and need I say she LOVED it! Used vanilla extract instead of maple, whole-meal flour for wheat germ, a mixture of sultanas and black currant for raisins, almonds and brazil nuts for nuts and figs and cherries for dried fruit. And also used a bit less than 1 cup of chocolate chips. Next time I shall try it with dried apricots and dates. Thank you, Kittencal, for sharing yet another one of your wonderful recipes.
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