No Bake Granola Bar Bites Food

NO BAKE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Stir oats, peanut butter, flaxseed, honey, cranberries, chocolate chips, and almonds together in a bowl; press into a 9x11-inch baking dish, using the back of a spatula to press into a flat layer.
• Refrigerate mixture at least 1 hour.
• Cut into 12 bars and wrap each individually in plastic wrap for storage.

EASY NO-BAKE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9-inch square baker with two strips of criss-crossed parchment paper, cut to fit neatly against the base and up the sides. The parchment paper will make it easy for you to slice the bars later.
• Place the oats in a large mixing bowl**. Add the cinnamon and salt, and stir to combine. Set aside.
• Now we'll blitz the mix-ins briefly in the food processor or blender (or, you can chop them by hand). Add any large nuts (like almonds or pecans) first and blitz for a few seconds. Then add the rest and run the machine for a few more seconds, until the ingredients are all broken up into pieces smaller than your pinky nail. Pour the mix-ins into the bowl of oats.
• In a 2-cup liquid measuring cup, measure out the nut butter. Top with ½ cup honey and the vanilla extract. Stir until well blended. If you must, you can gently warm the liquid mixture on the stovetop or in the microwave, but make sure it's close to room temperature before you pour it into the dry mixture (this is especially important if using chocolate, since it will melt).
• Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients. Use a big spoon to mix them together until the two are evenly combined and no dry oats remain. This takes some arm muscles, but you can do it! If the mixture was easy to mix together, that's a sign that you need to add some more oats-sprinkle in more oats until you can't incorporate any more.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared square baker. Use your spoon to arrange the mixture fairly evenly in the baker, then use the bottom of a flat, round surface (like a short, sturdy drinking glass) to pack the mixture down as firmly and evenly as possible.
• Cover the baker and refrigerate for at least one hour, or preferably overnight. (The oats need time to soak up some of the moisture so they aren't sticky.) When you're ready to slice, lift the bars out of the baker by grabbing both pieces of parchment paper on opposite corners. Use a sharp knife to slice the bars into 4 even columns and 4 even rows.
• Wrap individual bars in plastic wrap or parchment paper (if you store them all together, they will stick to one another). Bars keep well for several days at room temperature, a couple of weeks in the fridge, or several months in a freezer-safe bag in the freezer for best flavor.

NO BAKE GRANOLA BAR BITES

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Stir well for a few minutes until everything is combined well.
• Put the mixture in the fridge and chill for about 30 minutes.
• Remove from the fridge and roll into balls (wash your hands in cold water a few times throughout to keep mixture from sticking to them too much).
• Place the balls on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Return to fridge or freezer to chill for 1 hour.
• Enjoy, or store in a zip-top bag or other airtight container for up to 1 week.

NO-BAKE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine cereal, rolled oats and raisins; set aside.
• In small saucepan, combine brown sugar and corn syrup.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Stir in peanut butter and vanilla; blend until smooth.
• Pour over cereal mixture; mix well.
• Press into ungreased 13"x 9" pan.
• Cool; cut into 24 bars.

CHEWY NO-BAKE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Prepare a 9x13 pan with non-stick spray.
• In a large bowl, mix all dry ingredients so they are ready for the hot sugar mixture.
• In a sauce pan, make sugar mixture. Combine brown sugar, corn syrup and optional molasses; bring to a full boil and allow to boil 1 MINUTE. Turn down heat and add peanut butter and vanilla, stirring quickly until smooth.
• Work quickly - pour the hot sugar mixture over dry ingredients and use two wooden spoons to thoroughly combine ingredients. Stir in chips LAST so they don't melt in the hot mixture.
• Press mixture very firmly into prepared pan. Keep pressing down until your bars are dense in order to keep them from crumbling later when you cut them.
• When cool, use a sharp knife to cut into 18 bars (1 cut lengthwise and then 9 cuts across).