Granola Bars I 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.

HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 12-inch baking dish and line it with parchment paper.
• Toss the oatmeal, almonds, and coconut together on a sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in the wheat germ.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
• Place the butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for a minute, then pour over the toasted oatmeal mixture. Add the dates, apricots, and cranberries and stir well.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Wet your fingers and lightly press the mixture evenly into the pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until light golden brown. Cool for at least 2 to 3 hours before cutting into squares. Serve at room temperature.

NO BAKE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9 x 13 inch sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Mix rolled oats, cereal, craisins, coconut and almonds in a large bowl. Set aside. (I cut the coconut with two knives so it will not be stringy.)
• In a saucepan, mix corn syrup and brown sugar. Bring to a boil while stirring. Add peanut butter and vanilla. Stir just to blend well.
• Pour over oats and fruit mixture. Stir and mix well. Press mixture firmly onto pan. (I place a piece of wax paper on top while pressing hard.) Let cool and cut into bars. Store in air-tight container. Freezes well, if securely wrapped.
• Enjoy!

EASY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Butter a 9" square pan.
• In a 3 qt saucepan boil corn syrup for 1 minute only, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in peanut butter.
• Stir in granola and grated carrot if using.
• Work fast as it hardens quickly.
• Transfer to pan.
• Spread and pat in place with a spoon or dampened spatula.
• Cool for an hour before cutting into bars.

GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325° and line a 15x10-inch.
• pan (or 13x9 if you want them thicker) with foil, greased.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, nuts, raisins, sunflower seeds, chips condensd milk& butter, mix well.
• Press into pan evenly.
• Bake 25-30 minute or until golden brown.
• Cool slightly.
• Remove from pan & peel off foil.
• Cut into bars.
• Store loosely covered at room temperature.
• Makes 36 bars depending how you cut them.

HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS (BAREFOOT CONTESSA)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 12-inch baking dish and line it with parchment paper.
• Toss the oatmeal, almonds, and coconut together on a sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in the wheat germ.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
• Place the butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for a minute, then pour over the toasted oatmeal mixture. Add the dates, apricots, and cranberries and stir well.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Wet your fingers and lightly press the mixture evenly into the pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until light golden brown. Cool for at least 2 to 3 hours before cutting into squares. Serve at room temperature.

GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Line a 13x9 inch pan with foil and spray with Pam.
• In a large bowl, stir together oats, flour, brown sugar, raisins,wheat germ, salt, cinnamon, and walnuts.
• In a smaller bowl, thoroughly blend oil, honey, egg, and vanilla; pour into flour mixture, and mix by hand until the liquid is evenly distributed.
• I use rubber gloves for this.
• Press evenly into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake 25-30 minutes in the oven or until the edges are golden.
• Cool completely in pan before turning out onto a cutting board and cutting into bars.

CHEWY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° and lightly grease or spray 9 x 13 pan.
• In large bowl, beat brown sugar, sugar, and butter until light and fluffy.
• Blend in honey, vanilla and egg.
• In separate bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
• Add flour mixture gradually to sugar mixture and beat until combined.
• By hand, stir in almonds, chocolate chips and oats until well mixed.
• Press mixture firmly in bottom of greased pan, and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes, or until light golden brown.
• Cool and cut into squares.

GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Spread the oats and coconut evenly across a baking sheet.
• Toast oats and coconut in preheated oven until browned, about 10 minutes; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Mix honey, peanut butter, vanilla extract, and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until smooth. Pour the honey mixture over the oats and coconut; stir to coat. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until beginning to dry, about 15 minutes for crunchy granola bars, less if you like them chewy. Cool completely before cutting.

3-INGREDIENT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Combine peanut butter & honey in saucepan over medium low heat and melt to combine.
• Stir in oats (and other optional ingredients like chocolate chips, dried berries or nuts).
• Press into a pan that is lined with foil and sprayed.
• Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight. Cut block of granola into bars and store in airtight container in fridge for 1 week.