Chewy Granola Bars
Don’t let this long list of ingredients overwhelm you. Measuring them is the most time-consuming part of this great recipe! These are much softer than most store-bought granola bars. You can substitute with some of your favorite nuts and dried fruits! They make a wonderful school snack, on-the-go breakfast, and late-night munchies!
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup firmly packed golden brown sugar
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup peanut butter (I use natural peanut butter because it has such an incredible consistency and taste; you can also use almond butter.)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup dried cranberries, golden raisins, or other dried fruit (I love using dried apricots and cherries!)
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup golden flax seeds
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Spread the oatmeal, almonds, coconut, sunflower, flax seeds, and sesame seeds evenly on a baking sheet. Bake for 8–10 minutes, stirring every few minutes until lightly browned.
- Generously grease a 9×13-inch baking pan with butter. Combine the brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, and water in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. When the mixture comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and simmer for about 8 minutes until it reaches soft ball stage (234-240 F) on a candy thermometer.
- Stir in butter, peanut butter, salt, and vanilla. Pour all dry toasted ingredients and the dried fruit with the honey mixture and stir to combine.
- Pour mixture into the prepared pan. Evenly press the granola into the pan using a sheet of waxed paper. Cool for 30 minutes, and then get ready to make another batch, because they go fast!
6 comments
Naomi | February 13, 2012
This recipe sound very good. I am going to try it tomorrow.
GOD bless you all.
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Jane | February 13, 2012
Sounds yummy, I'll have to make some for my grandchildren and me of course.
God Bless you ladies for all these good recipes.
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Squikee | February 27, 2012
I have been looking for a recipe just like this one. It looks healthy and I can't wait to try it. Thanks so much.
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Barbara | March 8, 2012
Thank-you for such a wonderful recipe to make for my kids! YUMMMM!
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Barbara | March 8, 2012
These are delicious and easy to make. I chose healthy ingredients and they are amazing!
Blessings!
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Christie | March 12, 2012
These are wonderful, my kids loved them! We have food allergies so I substituted coconut oil for the butter to make them dairy free and they turned out great.
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