Thursday, February 25, 2010

Homemade Granola Bars



Mix together in a bowl:
1/3c oil, 1/4c brown sugar, 2T (1/8c) honey, 1t vanilla, 2 eggs

Add and stir:
1c ww flour, 1/2t baking powder, 1/4t salt

Add and stir:
1 1/2c oats, 2c crispy rice cereal, 3/4-1c additional things

Press evenly into a greased 9x13 cake pan.  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes for more chewy bars, or 300 for 40-50 minutes for a crunchy bar.

Cut when you take it out of the oven, and then again when cooled completely.  I cut mine in half lengthwise first, then in half the other way.  This will divide it up nicely into 4 [somewhat] even sections.  Cut each section in half and in half again - you should end up with one lengthwise cut and seven cuts the other way, for a total of 16 bars.  Store in a zip bag in or out of the freezer.

"Additional things" ideas: We found that our favorite is chocolate and peanut butter chips.  Other things I've tried:
-1t cinnamon, cinnamon chips and dehydrated apples
-dehydrated mixed berries with white 'chocolate' chips.

YUM!

If you find another variation you really like, please share!

6 comments:

  1. Thank you for posting this. I need to start making these. I spend way to much buying them from the store.

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  2. I never liked the store bought granola bars, but I love the homemade ones. I love your picture on your header. I have a friend who has a big picture of that in her house.

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  3. I was thinking about homemade granola bars just a few days ago...so glad you posted these! We'll be trying these soon!

    Best wishes,
    Andrea

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  4. A friend of mine commented on my facebook page that I should have put in a note that it helps a lot to have your hands greasy when you press the mixture into the pan :)

    Grease up your hands!!

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  5. I want to come stay with you for a week and learn how to can, bake and I guess , just cook!
    Wonderful!!! :)

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  6. Anonymous ... come on over :) we have plenty of room.

    Love in Christ, js

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