Friday, June 17, 2011

Granola Bars


I've tried lots of recipes for this and they all were super average, but this recipe is soooooo good. You can replace the nuts with other nuts, just keep the dry to wet ratio the same. Also you can use all maple syrup or all honey, just depends what you have.

2 1/2 cups oats
 1 cup rice crispies
3/4 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup peanuts, crushed
 1/4 cup walnuts
3/8 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
 1/4 cup maple syrup
 1 tsp cinnamon
4 Tbsp butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
dried fruit/raisins/etc...

1 - Preheat oven to 375. Combine all dry ingredients (oats through walnuts) in a 9x13 pan and place in oven for about 10-15 minutes, stirring every couple minutes to get everything evenly toasted.
2 - In a large pot or skillet combine the rest of the ingredients (brown sugar through vanilla extract). Cook over a medium heat and let simmer while constantly stirring.
3 - Add in the toasted stuff and mix really well so everything is evenly coated. Add in dried fruits as you are mixing.
4 - Put mixture in a 9x13 pan and pat down realy well with a rubber spatula. Let cool for an hour or so, then flip pan over on a cutting board and cut into bars.

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