Homemade granola bars?

amsohs85
amsohs85 Posts: 166
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Does anyone have a good recipe for homemade granola bars? I'm looking for something that is chewy and healthy. I know there are recipe sites out there but i want one that someone has already tested out as some of the recipes out there can be hit and miss. Also it needs to be kid approved..lol!! Thanks!

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  • alliefiorini
    alliefiorini Posts: 11 Member
    1/2 cup whole wheat flour
    1 1/2 cups rolled oats
    1 teaspoon of cinnamon
    1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
    1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
    1/4 teaspoon of sea salt
    1/3 cup 100% organic maple syrup
    1/3 cup corn oil
    1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
    1/3 cup of unsweetened fruit preserves


    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix whole wheat flour, rolled oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and sea salt. In a separate bowl, mix the maple syrup, corn oil, and vanilla. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until combined.

    Press half of the mixture in a pan, and then top with fruit preserves. Top with the remaining oat mixture and press. For the pan, I like to use a bread pan. You can use whatever size you want. Bake for 25 minutes and cut into 6 bars. Enjoy.
  • lizmil79
    lizmil79 Posts: 566 Member
    that sounds good. want to try that
  • chocoholicdiva
    chocoholicdiva Posts: 345 Member
    Okay, now THAT sounds delicious!!! Gotta try them!!! Think you could send me that recipe? I don't have ANY and would love to have at least one in my MFP recipe book!!! Thanks!!!

    Jen (chocoholicdiva) :flowerforyou:
  • lmelangley
    lmelangley Posts: 1,039 Member
    I make these for my daughter every week:

    2 cups quick oats
    1 cup old fashioned oats
    2/3 cup mini chocolate chips
    1 cup roasted, unsalted sunflower seeds
    1 cup dried cranberries
    1/2 cup PB2
    1 can condensed milk - regular or fat free
    2 tbls butter, melted

    Mix all ingredients well, using your hands. Press into 9X13 pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 22 minutes or until edges are brown. Remove from oven and baste the top with 1 tbls maple syrup (or honey) mixed with 1 tbls warm water.

    Cut into 36 bars. About 125 calories each.

    You can substitute anything you want for the chocolate chips, pb2, sunflower seeds and dried cranberries. If you use regular peanut butter instead of PB2, the bars are more of a cookie bar consistency than a granola bar - probably because of the extra oil.
  • dasaucywench
    dasaucywench Posts: 56 Member
    Sounds great. Never heard of corn oil...gonna have to look for it at the grocery!
  • punkypenny
    punkypenny Posts: 99 Member
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  • Misha41810
    Misha41810 Posts: 22
    bump for the awesome recipes
  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
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  • bevtrayer
    bevtrayer Posts: 37
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  • curvykim78
    curvykim78 Posts: 799 Member
    Maybe add some chocolate or peanut butter chips to them too....yeah, I know shame on me!
  • lilrette
    lilrette Posts: 23 Member
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  • amsohs85
    amsohs85 Posts: 166
    Thanks the recipes sound awesome. I like to bake and of course kids like the treats..i just want to try some healthier options. And i figure homemade is better then the preservative laden foods sold on the shelf. Plus you can control the ingredients! :flowerforyou:
  • fypspirit
    fypspirit Posts: 109 Member
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  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
    I don't like maple so I'd have to find something to replace that but so far these sound yummy
  • leslieanne1010
    leslieanne1010 Posts: 103 Member
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  • amsohs85
    amsohs85 Posts: 166
    Another friend of mine just ordered the PB2 and she said that you can get it on Amazon. She got both the peanut butter and the chocolate and the total was around ten dollars. ;-)
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
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  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Thanks guys, I've been thinking about making my own muesli bars so will have to try these and see how they turn out.
  • tim_w13
    tim_w13 Posts: 101 Member
    bump from me awesome.
  • Audrey403
    Audrey403 Posts: 50 Member
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  • sums_net
    sums_net Posts: 24
    http://sumeesculinary.blogspot.com/2012/04/wholegrain-oatmeal-almond-flaxseed-bars.html
    My kids love these.. I leave chocolate out for one part for us and kids devor on the chocolate side. :)
  • cafqueen
    cafqueen Posts: 14 Member
    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/jo-anns-power-bars/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=breakfast bars&e8=Quick Search&event10=1&e7=Home Page

    these are off of allrecipes.com I have made a million different versions. add what you like and take out what you don't . my kids like them with a few chocolate chips, almonds and cranberries. all sorts of healthy stuff hidden in there!
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    http://www.foodnetwork.com/alton-brown/index.html


    Found this online too.

    25Servings
    Ingredients
    1 1/3cup old fashioned rolled oats
    1/2cup bran flakes cereal
    1/3cup flaked unsweetened coconut
    3tbsp semi sweet chocolate chips
    2tbsp chopped pecans
    1tsp baking soda
    1/2cup natural creamy peanut butter
    1/4cup SPLENDA® Brown Sugar Blend
    3tbsp butter , softened
    1tsp vanilla extract



    Directions
    1 Preheat oven to 350°F.
    2 Coat 9" square pan with cooking spray.
    3 In medium bowl, combine oats, bran flakes, coconut, chocolate chips, pecans, and baking soda. Mix well.
    4 In small saucepan, whisk peanut butter, brown sugar blend, butter, and vanilla over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute.
    5 Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and stir well.
    6 Press mixture into prepared 9" square pan and bake until browned, about 15-20 minutes.
    7 Cool completely before cutting into 25 bars.

    Makes 25servings
    Serving Size: 1 piece
    Amount Per Serving

    Calories 92.4

    Total Carbs 8.1 g

    Dietary Fiber 1.1 g

    Sugars 2.6 g

    Total Fat 5.9 g

    Saturated Fat 2.2 g

    Unsaturated Fat 3.7 g

    Potassium 22.9 mg

    Protein 2 g

    Sodium 68 mg

    Dietary Exchanges
    1 Fat

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