Whats your homemade granola bar?

I love granola, but I have never tried to make my own. That sounds like a good idea.

I made several kinds of the following recipe:

3 cups quick-cooking oats
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
about 3 cups "whatever" (nuts, seeds, chocolate chips, dried fruit etc.)
optional 2 Tbs. butter or peanut butter

Mix everything really well. Spread it in a 13x9 pan that is lined with foil and greased. You can use a bigger pan for thinner bars.
Bake at 350°F for 20-25 min, depending on how crispy you like your granola bars. Let cool for 5 min and cut in squares with a pizza cutter. Cool completely and wrap in foil. They keep quite a while in the pantry.

Our current favorite is Apple Pie Granola Bars: I added chopped dried apples, raisins, walnuts and butterscotch chips to the mix *YUM*

Calories depend on the size of the bar and the "whatever" you mix in. Mine are usually between 120-150 cal.

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These are so good, I double the applesauce to make them chewy.


GRANOLA BARS

3 cups old fashioned oatmeal
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup wheat germ (optional)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup applesauce (use another 1/4 cup of applesauce if you want them to be chewier)
1/4 cup natural chunky peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips, dried fruit, nuts or unsweetened coconut (optional- not added in for calories)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Line baking dish with Reynolds Wrap, letting some hang over the edges and spray with Pam.

In a large bowl, mix together the oats, flour, brown sugar, wheat germ, spices, and salt. In medium bowl, mix together the honey, egg, oil, applesauce, PB and vanilla. Make a well in center of dry ingredients. Stir well or mix well using your hands. Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. (I layered the pan w/ foil and sprayed Pam on a spatula to press them down)

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut. Pick up the edges of the foil and place on a cutting board and cut into bars. Keep in an airtight container.

24 Servings
Amount Per Serving (with peanut butter, and no additions if you make them w/out PB then they're about 86 calories per bar)
Calories 117.2
(My favorite!!!)

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sounds amazing

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These are sooooo good. I used honey instead of the corn syrup.
Nutrition info is already in the food database (140ish calories)

Gobble Up granola Bars from Allrecipes.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal
2 cups quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Directions

In a large bowl, stir together the rice cereal, oats, and raisins. Set aside. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Combine the brown sugar and corn syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat just until boiling, then remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Pour over the cereal and oat mixture, and mix well.
Press into the prepared pan using the back of a large spoon. Allow to cool, then cut into squares.