Healthy Homemade Granola Bars

These are adapted from Cookin'Diva's delicious Chewy No-Bake Granola Bars, which were adapted from Kittencal's No-Bake Rice Krispies Peanut Butter Granola Bars (Lower-Fat). They are easy to change according to your own tastes. No matter what, they are tastier and healthier than store-bought.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 25

Ingredients

• 3  cups  puffed brown rice cereal (or puffed millet)
• 3  cups quick-cooking oats
• 3⁄4 cup apricot, chopped
• 3⁄4 cup walnuts, chopped
• 3⁄4 cup  shredded coconut (preferrably unsweetened)
• 3⁄4 cup honey
• 3⁄4 cup peanut butter
• 3⁄4 cup flax seed meal, mixed with
• 2  tablespoons water
• 3⁄4 cup carob chips

Directions

1. Mix cereal, oats, fruit, nuts, and coconut in a large bowl.
2. Heat honey over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until bubbly. Stir in peanut butter and flax meal mixture. Heat, stirring, until well-mixed and melty. Add more water if necessary. Consistency should be liquidy.
3. Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients and quickly stir to mix with a rubber spatula. When well-incorporated and slightly cooled, add carob.
4. Press into a 13 x 9 inch pan. Press hard. Refrigerate a few hours or overnight. Cut into bars.