Granola Bars

 



We haved subscribed to this magazine for a year or so.  The recipes are tasty and easy to follow.  The photography is excellent and what we like most is that there isn't any advertising.

 

This issue included a recipe for granola bars.

 

 

 



 

 

 

Toast:

     2 c old fashioned rolled oats
     1/2 c whole raw almonds


Heat:
     2/3 c peanut butter
     1/2 c honey
     1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Combine:
     1 c crispy rice cereal
     1/3 c dried fruit (we used chocolate chips)
     1/2 tsp. table salt

1.  Preheat oven to 350.  Coat an 8-inch pan with nonstick spray; set aside.

A tip we gather from Cooks Country is to save your butter wrappers and use them to coat your pans--it works great.

2.  Toast oats and almonds in the oven on a

baking sheet in a single layer until browned, about 10 minutes.

 

 

 3.  Heat peanut butter, honey, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat until peanut butter melts.

4.  Combine cereal, dried fruit and/or chocolate chips, salt,  toasted oats,  almonds and peanut butter in a large bowl until ingredients are coated with the peanut butter mixture.  Press mixture into the prepared pan and let it chill until firm, 10-15 minutes.

 

5.  Cut into bars and wrap in plastic wrap or waxed paper.  Wrapping them individually insures that they won't stick together and they are easy to grab and go.

 

This batch didn't last a week.  Hope you enjoy them as much as we did.