Granola Bonbons Food

GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a bowl, toss the oats with the canola oil, melted butter and salt. Spread the mixture out on 2 baking sheets and toast in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, shaking the pan twice and making sure they don't burn. Remove from the oven and set aside. Reduce the heat to 325 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, honey, apple juice and molasses. Heat the mixture slowly, stirring until all combined. Stir in the vanilla and remove from the heat.
• Toss together the toasted oats, rice cereal, wheat germ, pecans and almonds. Pour in the sugar mixture, stirring as you pour. Toss to combine; it will be sticky.
• Press into 1 baking sheet (thoroughly greased with butter) and bake until golden, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Cut pieces with a sharp knife and remove from the pan. You can cut them while they're still warm if that's easier.
• Dip the cooled granola bars straight into the melted chocolate so that the top is plain and the bottom is chocolate-covered. Set on parchment until set, sticking in the fridge to hasten this along if necessary.

GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan with 1/3 cup honey and brown sugar, and a pinch of salt. Mix in 2 cups rolled oats, 1 cup each chopped nuts and dried fruit, and 2 tablespoons wheat germ. Press into a parchment-lined 8-inch-square pan and bake 30 minutes at 300 degrees F. Cool, then cut into bars.

GRANOLA BONBONS

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients very well, until everything is fully coated with the peanut butter. Shape into 1 inch balls ( 1/2 inch would be great too!, 1 inch might be too large for some people or little kids ).
• Refrigerate for about 1 hr 15 minutes or until firm.
• Melt the choc chips, I melted them in a glass corning ware with lid on in the microwave. Added about 2 Tbsp of water to them to make it thinner while mixing several times. Took about 3 minutes.
• Dip the granola balls in choc then roll in nuts. Place on wax paper in loosely covered container and refrigerate for at least an hour.