I've been looking for a new granola bar recipe for quite a while and these take the cake! My girls were praising me up one side and down the other tonight after I made these! They are so yummy! There are ton's of ways to further healthify these, I've listed a few in parentheses next to the ingredients list. Next time I make them I'm going to sneak in some dried fruits! I adapted my recipe from Here.
Homemade Granola Bars
1/2 c. honey or corn syrup {I used 1/4 c. of each}
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. peanut butter (or other nut butter like almond butter)
3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup rice krispy type cereal
1/4 c. ground flax seed
1 or 2 T. wheat germ {optional — and I did not add this}
1 c. total of your favorite mix-ins {I used chocolate chips and coconut, but you could also mix and match dried fruit, nuts, seeds, etc.}
In a small sauce pan, mix honey {and/or corn syrup} and brown sugar.
Cook over medium-high heat until sugar is completely dissolved -- stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and quickly stir in peanut butter.
Mix the oats, cereal, flax seed, and optional wheat germ in a large bowl.
Pour honey mixture over dry ingredients -- mix well.
Stir in ch0colate chips, nuts, fruit, and any other "mix-in" you would like to use
Press mixture into a 9" x 13" pan that has been greased or lined with wax paper.
Let cool and "firm up" -- kind of like Rice Krispy Bars
Cut into bars and store in a air-tight container.
Enjoy!