So, my friend Carlyn got me into making homemade granola bars. I wanted to make a couple of batches yesterday but I only had 1 cup of rolled oats and her recipe calls for 2 cups. So, I thought I would look around on allrecipes.com to see if there was another recipe that I had the ingredients for. I couldn't find any. However, I found a recipe that I really wanted to try. I decided to just adapt it to what ingredients that I have in my pantry. I had no eggs, wheat germ, and only 1/2 cup total of honey. I really need to go to the store!
This is the original recipe for Playgroup Granola Bars. And, here are the two batches that I made. I had to make two since I had so few of each ingredient. I didn't want to get the kids out in the cold to walk to the store! I prefer the first recipe the best but they are both good. You can add anything in place of the chips or raisins...craisins, nuts, coconut, etc.
I made one batch this way:
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup granola cereal (You can use whatever kind you want. I used Feed Granola: Bittersweet-ness because I was trying to use it up.)
½ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup wheat bran
¼ cup milled flaxseed
¾ tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup flour
¾ cup chocolate chips or raisins (optional)
¾ tsp salt
¼ cup honey
¼ cup peanut butter
½ cup canola oil
2 tbsp milk (I used soy milk.)
2 tsp vanilla extract
And, one batch like this:
2 cups granola cereal (I used Feed Granola: Blueberry Almond. These are crispier than the first recipe since there are no rolled oats. I only had a cup of rolled oats so that is why I used all granola cereal in this one.)
½ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup wheat bran
¼ cup milled flaxseed
¾ tsp. cinnamon
½ cup all purpose flour
½ cup wheat flour
¾ cup chocolate chips or raisins (optional)
¾ tsp salt
¼ cup honey
¼ cup peanut butter
½ cup canola oil
2 tbsp milk (I used soy milk.)
2 tsp vanilla extract
For both of these recipes, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix all of the dry ingredients. Once incorporated, make a well in the center of the ingredients. Pour in the honey, peanut butter, oil, milk, and vanilla. Mix together with your hands. Dump into the greased pan. Firmly press into the pan with your hands. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until the edges start to brown. Cool for 5 minutes and cut into bars while still a little warm.
I put them in the small snack bags (one in each) so I can just pull them out if I am headed out the door. I also took some and put them in the freezer to pull out later.
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2 comments:
never tried any of the cooked versions. you will have to let me know what you think. i made mine recipe on tues and they are very crispy. i lost track of time and boiled my sugar mixture much longer than a min. so, if you like the crispier ones and don't want to have to bake, you can always try doing that.
these are actually pretty soft which i prefer. they have a texture similar to the quaker oat brand chewy granola bars but they aren't quite as chewy. the texture of the first recipe (w/ rolled oats and granola cereal and all white flour) are really almost perfect texture for me. i really like them a lot and will definitely make them again. next time, i will just use all rolled oats. it was fine with the granola cereal but i won't buy granola cereal just to make these.
kristin is going to make the original recipe just as it says so we can see the difference. i will let you know. i think even if i like the original recipe, i won't ever do an egg in them...seems weird to me for some reason : ). and, i will probably always add peanut butter because i really like that...thanks!
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