Bran Granola Bars Food

GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Butter a 9 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, and wheat germ onto a half-sheet pan. Place in the oven and toast for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In the meantime, combine the honey, brown sugar, butter, extract and salt in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until the brown sugar has completely dissolved.
• Once the oat mixture is done, remove it from the oven and reduce the heat to 300 degrees F. Immediately add the oat mixture to the liquid mixture, add the dried fruit, and stir to combine. Turn mixture out into the prepared baking dish and press down, evenly distributing the mixture in the dish and place in the oven to bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares and store in an airtight container for up to a week.

PEANUT BUTTER-COCONUT-RAISIN GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 9-inch square pan with vegetable spray.
• Put rolled oats, raisins, bran flakes, coconut, chocolate chips, pecans, and baking soda in bowl.
• Combine until well mixed.
• In small saucepan, whisk together peanut butter, brown sugar, margarine, honey and vanilla over medium heat for approximately 30 seconds or just until sugar dissolves and mixture is smooth.
• Pour over dry ingredients and stir to combine.
• Press into prepared pan and bake for 15-20 minutes or until browned.
• Let cool completely before cutting into bars.

GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine oats, sunflower kernels, coconut, flax seed meal, oat bran, dates/fruit and nuts.
• In a small sauce pan, melt margarine over medium-low heat.
• Add corn syrup, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and honey; stir to combine.
• Increase heat to medium and stir occasionally.
• Meanwhile spray a 13x9 baking pan with non-stick spray.
• Measure out a sheet of foil large enough to cover pan.
• Spray foil with non-stick spray and set aside.
• Cook corn syrup mixture until it comes to a full boil; let boil for one minute.
• Remove from heat and pour over oat mixture.
• Stir to combine (mixture will be very stiff).
• Transfer mixture into prepared pan.
• Cover with prepared foil and PRESS FIRMLY.
• You want the mixture to be as compact as possible.
• I've even used a small cutting board to help press the mixture firmly& evenly (don't be afraid to stand on it!).
• When mixture is as firm and even as you would like, remove foil& let mixture cool.
• Cut into bars.
• Note: Don't be afraid to add, remove and/or substitute ingredients, such as chocolate chips, wheat germ, raisins, anything goes.
• I'd love to get some other suggestions!

BAKED RAISIN BRAN (BARS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Mix all dry ingredients together, crumbling raisin bran.
• Mix wet ingredients with dry.
• Pour into greased 8x8 pan and bake 45 minute.