My sister-in-law made these when I was visiting one day. (Yeah, the favorite one.) And they were off the hoozle delicious. (If you don’t know what ‘hoozle’ means, check this post.) I made them the same day I requested the recipe from her, and made them again a week later. They are as good as a cookie, but without the two sticks of butter. What could get better than that?
Homemade Granola Bars (originally from here)
Yield: 24 servings
2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup AP flour -or- whole wheat flour
3/4 cup dried fruit -or- coconut, chocolate chips, raisins, etc. (*My sister-in-law, and I, used dried blueberries. Mmm…*)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup honey
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line with parchment or grease a 9×13 in. baking pan.
In a large bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, dried fruit,and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the honey, beaten egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well, folding the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool bars for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while they are still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting or they will be to too hard to cut.
Enjoy! And if you’ve got one of those recipes that is mouth-watering-delicious whenever you even think about it, send them my way!
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Kalli - Just know, I am so technically savvy that I couldn’t figure out how to put spaces in the post and actually KEEP them there. Just know I’m much better with a camera, and these granola bars are worth reading through a smashed recipe.
Kerstin - I have been needing to ask her for this recipe. Now I don’t have to…thanks!!