That aside, I saw a recipe on Keeper of The Home for granola bars.
Chewy Granola Bars
Adapted from Keeper of the Home
Yield 12-18 granola bars
4 cups rolled oats
2 cups puffed wheat cereal
dash sea salt
1 cup mini chocolate chips OR 1/2 cup toasted finely chopped pecans and 1/2 cup finely chopped dates
1/2 cup coconut oil*
1/2 cup honey, or maple syrup
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
Grease a 9×13 glass pan, if using a rectangular metal pan line with greased parchment paper.
Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
On the stovetop, combine the coconut oil, honey, brown sugar, and vanilla. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly. The mixture is done when it resembles caramel. Cool for about 8 minutes (or else your chocolate chips will melt). If using dates and pecans, cool for 3-5 minutes.
Pour over dry ingredients. Put mixture into prepared pan and press down, compressing the mixture as much as you can. Cover and place in freezer for about 10 minutes.
Invert pan onto a cutting board lined with wax paper or plastic wrap. Cut into desired size, noting that thinner than an inch and a half won’t be as stable. Wrap each bar in wax paper or plastic wrap, sealing securely. Store in fridge (or else they will completely fall apart).
If your bars fall apart, try using the crumble as an ice cream or yogurt topping.
*I don’t have a very good substitute for the coconut oil, but you could try butter. Watch the butter and sugars cooking carefully, as you’re essentially making a caramel at that point.
These look very good. One of my sons loves granola bars for a quick breakfast or snack to get him by until the next meal. I will have to try these and see what he says.
These look yummy. Thank you for the recipe, I know my son would love if I made this for him..
I am addicted to granola bars…I would lvoe to try to make them myself..save some cash i am sure!!!
I am definitely going to pin this recipe to make it
I have a question. Do you mix the heated liquids with the dry ingredients prior to putting in pan and cooling?
I LOVE this recipe btw, and have passed onto MANY friends
Yes. You combine the ingredients and then press into your pan. See note above regarding candy chips (chocolate, butterscotch, or white chocolate) and making sure to cool before combining.
Glad you like the recipe.
Okay, so I made 1/2 a batch with homemade butter. I used butter, maple syrup and light brown sugar. I mixed constantly until I could smell the change, and took it off the heat and kept stirring. Let it cool. Mixed it with the dry ingredients and froze for 10 mins .. Tried cutting it and it crumbled .. Froze another 10 mins and it still crumbled. I will be trying it with Honey instead of maple syrup, giving the butter one more shot.
Are you compacting it very tightly? If there are a lot of air pockets, it will crumble.
As I said, I haven’t used butter. I haven’t personally had a failure of the recipe with coconut oil, though.
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