My new favorite thing! Homemade Granola bars!

dawnblu

I absolutely love these and have made about 6 batches since I found the recipe 2 weeks ago.
You can put any dried fruits and nuts in you want. Maybe dried apples and cinnimon chips? or dried pineapple and coconut? the possibilities are endless... and they are so easy.

2 cups of rolled oats
1/2 C wheat germ
1 C sliced almonds (or any other nut you like)
1/2 C bitter or semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 C Craisins (dried cranberries)
1 can fat free sweetened condensed milk

mix together and press into a foil-lined and sprayed 8 x 8 or 6 x 9 baking dish
bake at 350 for 30 minutes
let cool to room temp and put in fridge to harden - makes easier to cut!
cut into 16 bars or squares
Only 206 calories per bar and totally awesome.

chickenpoppa

These sound awesome but i would probably leave the craisins out. Thanks:-)

Asil76

Bump

akaChuck

Sounds really good! I love anything that uses oatmeal I came across this link and have been on a bar-making kick ever since http://ilovepeanutbutter.com/recipes/peanut-butter-graham-cookie-bars/

SlimSadieG

Bump!

shellrae1973

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Gigi_licious

Bump

Hottness4Lyfe

Bump....:drinker:

leomom72

bump..not a fan of dried fruit, so it would probably just be choc. chips LoL..thanks

Mom2M_and_O

Oh I found that recipe in the newspaper a few weeks ago and my 8yo daughter loves them. I use dried cherries for her but didn't think about trying fat-free condensed milk. I did add an 1/8 c. of peanut butter in the last batch and it made them super moist and tasting like a peanut butter cookie. She said they were fantastic!

Melissa

christmre

Thanks for the recipe! These sound really great, and I am definitely going to make a batch or two for my kids to snack on!

Diana35bha

Sounds great - will have to try them - is the 'C' for cup?

millionsofpeaches

Oh my gosh... those sound amazing!

I am totally making those. YUM

gwenmf

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dawnblu

Yes the C is for cup... sorry I did this recipe from memory... but I've made them so much it's not hard to remember.
I have switched up the nuts and used walnuts in my last batch (made last night). I eat these for breakfast... much less sodium than the breakfast bars I usually eat.

dawnblu

Here's what I used:
Generic - Regular Rolled Oats, Dry, 2 c. dry
Fearn - Raw Wheat Germ, 1/2 cup
Aldi - Southern Grove - Sliced Almonds, 1 cup
Generic - Chocolate Chips, Semi-Sweet, 1/2 cup
Craisins-Dried Cranberries - Craisins-Dried Cranberries, 0.5 cup (40g)
Borden Eagle Brand - Fat Free Sweetened Condensed Milk, 1 container

Serves 16
Per Serving:
206 calories
31 carbs
6 fat
7 protien
35 sodium
50 potassium

russellma

Sounds great! Thanks!

To lower the calories, there's also a recipe for Sugar Free Fat Free Condensed Milk at:

http://www.grouprecipes.com/83320/sugar-free-fat-free-sweetened-condensed-milk.html

Or, for those of us who don't prefer artificial sweeteners, just fat free condensed milk at:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/sweetened-condensed-milk/detail.aspx

(Note the review with the microwave instructions!)

FlyFishinX2

bump d

millerch88

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Diana35bha

Thank you

GCPgirl

I love it! Sounds Delicious and easy to make!

amyloola

Bump, making these today.