S'more Granola Bars

Submitted by Hey Jude

"Does anyone hate S'Mores? Here's a lunch-bag, picnic, hiking version of an all-time favorite. I found this in "The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion""

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 9 bars

ingredients

• 88.74 ml unsalted butter
• 59.14 ml firmly packed light brown sugar
• 88.74 ml golden syrup, maple syrup or 88.74 ml dark corn syrup
• 532.32 ml rolled oats
• 118.29 ml unbleached flour
• 2.46 ml salt
• 236.59 ml graham cracker crumbs
• 236.59 ml semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 295.73 ml mini marshmallows

directions

1. In a medium-sized saucepan set over medium heat, melt and stir together the butter, sugar and syrup, cooking until the sugar has dissolved; stir in the oats, flour, salt and graham cracker crumbs.
2. Press slightly more than half of the mixture into a lightly greased 9x9-inch pan, let cool completely.
3. Preheat oven to 350°.
4. Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the top, then top with the marshmallows; top with remaining crust mixture.
5. Bake the bars for 15-20 minutes; remove from the oven and let them rest for 20 minutes, then cut into squares while still slightly warm.

Reviews

[emilyferne]

I make these regularly for my kids who adore them. Whenever they share with a friend I get an urgent phone call from their parents asking for the recipe. Great for school lunches! A few adaptions : honey rather than corn syrup, and substitute 1/3 of the graham crumbs with ground flax....and always, always real butter! <br/>They set up beautifully, make perfect, chewy bars every time....I line my pan with tin foil, then flip the bars out after cooling for -10 minutes, and slice while still soft. Delicious!

 

[Xanthia]

I made them vegan with vegan marshmallows and margarine. I had to add water to get them to hold together. Maybe if I had not done the chocolate and marshmallow on one layer and put them throughout they would have held their shape better.

 

[jacull]

Mine are still in the oven but I did make some changes. I used granola instead of oats and I used rice crispies in place of the cracker crumbs. It still seemed a little runny so I added some oats after to thicken it like rice crispy treats. Then I am letting them kool and baking as it said. Oh I put the entire mixture in the pan and set to cool and then topped with marshmallows and chocolate chips

 

[linnefaulk]

Very tasty but mine fell apart.

 

[luvinlif2k]

I'll definitely make these again. Another sure way to get oatmeal into the kids! I made them as recommended with no changes. They turned out great! Thanks!