Before I moved my neighbor shared with me a homemade granola bar recipe that is YUM-Mee!! What a fun treat for kids! I like to serve them with some cut up fruit or carrot sticks for an after school snack. They are super easy to make and use ingredients that I usually have on hand. The bars pictured are a little thicker than usual. My boys were having friends over so I tried to double the recipe and baked it in a 9x13 pan. I think that if I double it again I will use a jelly roll pan. We like them best a little thinner (They seem to stay together better that way too). Thanks for sharing the recipe Kaley! We sure miss having you next door!
Homemade Granola Bars
submitted by Melanie
2 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1/2 cup rice krispy cereal
1/4 cup coconut
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp vanilla
Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix together until combined. Press into a square 8x8 pan.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes and score into bars.
Let it set completely and then cut into bars. Enjoy!
I am soooo digging these. I always see recipes w/ peanutbutter and I have been looking for one without it. Thanks!!
ReplyDeletehow fun! I cant wait to try these!!
ReplyDeleteW eat a lot of granola bars and I can't wait to try these. Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeletethese look very fun to try. And you are right, I think i have all this stuff in my pantry now too
ReplyDeleteWhat's not to love with those? Yummy!
ReplyDeleteYum!!! I am always looking for fun, easy snacks for after school. I'll for sure have to try these!!!
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious. In fact, it all looks delicious. Great blog.
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Hum. I REALLY need to stop reading this blog if I am going to lose any baby weight!
ReplyDeleteyummy! i have a recipe of chewy granola bars but it uses peanut butter and karo syrup. i kind of like the honey idea instead of the karo syrup. that recipe is my kids' favorite after school snack or fhe snack! i love your blog! (I am Jed's uncle's wife) by the way. i remember all of you guys at the wedding of jed and erin! :)
ReplyDeleteOoh, I've got to try these, I swear just one of my four sons keeps Sunbelt in business because he eats so many granola bars!
ReplyDeleteMy children would LOVE these!
ReplyDeleteI made these yesterday - so easy and super delicious!
ReplyDeleteIt makes me wonder why our packaged stuff has to have strange ingredients that I cannot pronounce...
These are the real deal!!!
i come back to this recipe again and again....LOVE it so much. a new staple in our house! we have been trying to cut out processed foods, so this is a great substitute for my granola bar loving husband!
ReplyDeleteI have made these so many times, and while my kids love them, I usually end up eating most of them! Such a great and healthy snack. I have found that they stay together much better and are still chewy if they are cooked in a 9x13 pan. The 8x8 pan bars were always crumbly, although they were still quite delicious!
ReplyDeleteI made these today and they were wonderful! I felt like I was eating a healthy version of a chocolate chip oatmeal cookie. Yum yum! After an hour they stuck together really well in bars. (After only 10 minutes they were still kind of falling apart a bit.) I used my 9x13 pan instead of an 8x8 and they were perfect. Thanks for the great recipe. Jed loves snacks like this!
ReplyDeleteYUM! I made these for my kids today. I doubled the recipe, and baked it in a 1/2 bakers sheet...roughly 13x18"? They turned out great! Thank you for another great recipe!
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