No-Bake Granola Bars

These are delicious - very addictive!! I made a couple of small changes: subbed honey for the corn syrup, used organic puffed brown rice cereal and natural peanut butter and reduced the brown sugar to 1/4 c. for a healthy treat. I found the secret to making them stay together is to press them into the pan as hard as you can. Thanks for a great recipe!

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These bars are easy to make and taste good. They even freeze well. I made them exactly as directed in the recipe, but the next time I make them I will omit the brown sugar. DH needs to cut down on the sugar and I think the corn syrup will make it sweet enough for us. Excellent recipe! Thanks for sharing.

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These are the best granola bars, and so easy to fix. I didn't have the full amount of peanut butter so I added about 1/3 cup of butterscotch chips. They are great!!!!

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My kids(including my husband) thought they were great and kept asking for more. I put chocolate chips instead of raisins and they were quite the simple treat. The closest to store bought granola bars I have made yet, I have been trying lots of different recipes. Thanks!

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A good way to get the kids to eat healthy, but these were a little too dry. I made exactly as directed, except used natural PB and added 1T molasses, which I would think would make it more moist. I'll try again, maybe use a bit more molasses and add some choc chips. Also, I didn't think it was too sweet, maybe because of the natural PB which does not have the extra sugar and salt of regular PB.

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These were extremely good exactly as written. I did not change a thing except to use bulk 'crispy rice' cereal from our co-op and bulk organic peanut butter. Turned out great and were a snap to make. My only caveat would be to work quickly getting this into the pan. It sets up quite rapidly. Furthermore it is really sticky so I may mix the wet and dry with two buttered or PAM sprayed spoons next time. And there will be a next time.

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This recipe is very similar to my stand-by recipe, Rice Krispies Peanut Butter Granola Bars, but with more oats and more puffed rice to the same stickies. So the lesson of PUSH REALLY HARD to make them stay in bar form is even more applicable to this recipe! I added 1/3 cup of mini chocolate chips too ... Mix, PRESS HARD, chill, and cut into 16 bars (that was all the smaller I could stand to cut these yummy bars). The sticky stuff (which is easier heated in 30-second bursts in the microwave, stirring after each until it just starts to bubble) tastes just like it should go in a Butterfingers bar, so I was surprised that drizzling chocolate on top didn't bring that out. It's good, but since I don't prefer a drier bar, I'll stick with my stand-by.

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Pretty good and nice snack for adults and kids. used mini chocolate chips instead of raisins. senseicheryl - to make bars soft, don't boil syrup and sugar on high, use medium heat.

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I was looking for a good granola/cereal type breakfast bar to make for my picky toddler, sure I could go and buy them at the store but they are full of preservatives...I was so glad that I found this recipe..It turned out great and was easy as 1-2-3.. I added chocolate chips as well..another things was I melt just a enough chocolate to coat the top..I firmly patted the mixture into the pan and when they cooled and I cut them they held together just fine..next time I will add a little of coconut and probably omit the peanut butter upping the corn syrup just a tad...thanks for the recipe...

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These were so easy and YUMMY!! i will be making lots of these in the years to come. thanks for posting!

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I found these to be really easy to make and not too dry for me!! These will be part of my halloween hand outs. Great for the kids.

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I didn't have enough corn syrup so I had to use maple syrup. I guess it was not enough sticky. When I cut them in bars, they didn't hold their shape. But they taste very good. Thanks spatchcock :) Made for All you can cook buffet

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These are so delicious. It was hard to stop eating them.. They are perfect. Thanks for posting.

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These were Awesome! I followed the recipe except I added some mini chcolate chips while I was pressing them in the pan..They're just great!

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These are excellent, the best granola bar I have ever eaten. I substituted honey for karo, grape nut cereal, and natural PB. It gave it a more crunchy texture which my husband likes. Next time I'm going to try the karo lite instead of honey to reduce the calories and sugar. All in all I would highly recommend this recipe to anyone. : )

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Fantastic find! I was looking for an egg, milk, and soy free bar for my husband to eat while skiing this season. I substituted 1/2 cup wheat germ for the raisins and used natural peanut butter, and they were perfect.

They do set hard and fast, so you do not want to be interrupted by a toddler raiding the spice cabinet while putting these together. I made fists and pressed them in with the backs of my fingers to keep from sticking. Next time I will cut them before they set completely; they are difficult to separate.

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These are super quick, and easy! I made 1/2 batch so they'd stay fresh, though they'd freeze well too. I will decrease sugar next time, they were really sweet because I also added mini chocolate chips. (Note: you may want to add chocolate to the top after they've cooled a bit, my chips wound up melting and wound up with chocolate bars - still good, but not what I was aiming for.) Looking forward to experimenting with flavors/ingredients!

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These are great. First time I made as per recipe. Second time I reduced the brown sugar a little, used Kashi Go Lean instead of rice krispies, and added one scoop of whey protein powder just before I mixed in the cereal. Great high protein snack!

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These are delicious and so easy to make! I like that they are simple, not too sweet. Sometimes the best food is uncomplicated. I cut into long bars and wrapped in wax paper like shown in picture but I taped it shut since twisting the ends just came apart. You might need to rinse your knife when cutting since the corn syrup sticks a bit.

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