Homemade Chewy Granola Bars

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 24 Bars

• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2⁄3; cup peanut butter
• ½ cup light corn syrup
• ½ cup butter or ½ cup margarine , melted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• ½ cup coconut
• ½ cup shelled sunflower seed
• ½ cup raisins
• 1⁄3; cup wheat germ
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease a 13x9-inch pan.
3. In a large bowl combine brown sugar,peanut butter,corn syrup,margarine and vanilla,blend well.
4. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
5. Press evenly into greased pan.
6. Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.
7. Cool 1 hour.
8. Cut into bars.

Reviews

[C.Luna]

Love the idea of this recipe and I will definitely be making these over and over. I baked my first batch for 15minutes and they came out perfect.

[vdm86]

I ended up using craisins instead of raisins, and I didn't use sunflower seeds, wheat germ, or sesame seeds. Instead I used 3/4 a cup of Kashi 7-grain nuggets cereal (http://www.kashi.com/products/kashi_nuggets_original). This made them have a nice crunch to them, but they were still be soft and chewy at the same time. Like other reviewers, I used only half a cup of chocolate chips, and I used the mini chocolate chips. I also found this to be a little too sweet, and I will cut down on the sugar some the next time as well. A very nice recipe. Thanks!

[Wants a Bigger Kitchen]

Not a food topper for yogurt or anything, but it's GREAT alone. We loved these.