Homemade Granola Bars
Easy to make these delicious homemade granola bars recipe with toasted oatmeal and honey mixture combined with your favorite ingredients and be sure to use dark chocolate chips. A wonderful snack to be enjoyed by everyone. The recipes in this book are meant for healthy living!
Servings
16bars
Servings
16bars
Ingredients
  • 3cups old-fashioned oatmeal
  • 2tablespoons oil
  • 2tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 2tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1/4cup honey
  • 1teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1cup assorted ingredients(dark chocolate chips nuts, cranberries, raisins, sunflower seeds)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 350°F. Line baking pan with foil.

  2. Spread oatmeal evenly on pan. Bake about 15 minutes, stirring once, until slightly golden (smell toasty oats).

  3. In microwave safe dish, mix together brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, vanilla, and cinnamon. Microwave 2 minutes or until bubbly and brown sugar dissolved. Line 9 x9x2-inch pan with large piece of foil that will come up sides and cover top.

  4. In large bowl, combine toasted oatmeal with honey mixture, stirring to coat evenly. Stir in 1 cup additional ingredients. 6.Transfer mixture into prepared pan. Fold foil over top of granola in pan and press to fill corners and flatten granola to fit pan evenly. Cool at least an hour or refrigerate or put in freezer to help set faster.  Lift out of pan holding foil and slice down middle and cut each half into 8 bars.
Recipe Notes

Terrific Tip: Keep these pantry friendly ingredients on hand for a quick satisfying snack.

Nutrition Nugget: A gluten free diet has been shown to reduce adiposity gain, inflammation and insulin resistance.