Low Sugar Peanut Butter Granola Bars Food

PEANUT-BUTTER GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Line an 8 inch square baking pan with two criss-crossed rectangles of parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang at opposite ends.
• In a large bowl, combine oats, almonds and cranberries.
• In a small saucepan, whisk together oil, brown sugar, peanut butter, cinnamon, salt and water over low heat until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Let cool slightly; whisk in egg white.
• Pour over oat mixture; stir until moistened.
• Spread evenly in bottom of pan; smooth top.
• Bake until top is firm, about 30 minutes. Note: The firm top is your best indicator that it's ready - if it's too soft the granola will be crumbly, if it's too hard it will be too brittle.
• Let cool 10 minutes.
• Lift out of pan, using paper as handles.
• Let cool completely, cut into bars with a serrated knife.

LOW-SUGAR PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix rolled oats, dried fruit, whole wheat flour, salt, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
• Whisk peanut butter, oil, honey, egg, and vanilla extract thoroughly in a separate bowl. Pour over oat mixture and mix very well until all the moisture is incorporated. Press evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 20 minutes. Cool completely before removing from the pan and cutting into bars.

PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA MINI BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat the peanut butter, honey, egg, oil and vanilla until blended. Combine the oats, brown sugar and salt; add to the peanut butter mixture and mix well. Stir in chips. (Batter will be sticky.), Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until mixture is set and edges are lightly browned, 12-15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

NO-BAKE RICE KRISPIES PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS (LOWER-FAT)

Steps:

• lightly grease 11 x 7-inch, can use a 13 x 9-inch baking dish but you will have a thinner bar.
• In a large bowl combine Rice Krispies cereal, oats and raisins.
• In a saucepan stir the corn syrup or honey and brown sugar until just at a boil.
• Immediately remove from heat and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla until well combined.
• Pour over the dry ingredients in the bowl; mix to combine.
• Mix in mini chocolate chips (if using) work fast the mixture hardens quickly.
• Transfer the mixture into prepared baking dish, then using slightly wet hands push evenly down into the pan.
• While the mixture is still soft, for easier slicing take a sharp knife and slice into desired size bars.
• Chill until firm.

PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Melt peanut butter and honey together in a saucepan over medium heat. Dissolve brown sugar into the peanut butter mixture; bring to a simmer for 2 minutes.
• Mix granola, oats, rice cereal, chocolate chips, and fruit together in a large bowl; pour peanut butter mixture over the granola mixture and fold to coat.
• Grease a cake pan. Pour the granola mixture into the prepared pan and press into a flat layer. Cool at room temperature until set, about 15 minutes before cutting into bars.