Friday, February 15, 2013

Homemade Healthy "Chewy" Granola Bars

Hey everyone I hope you had a great Valentine's Day and are prepared for another great holiday weekend. I was playing around in the kitchen today and decided to make homemade granola bars/chewy bars. You can either make the recipe into bars or into a chex mix consistency that isn't in bar form.. They are super fun to make, super healthy, and a great snack. I individually package mine and put them in the fridge or the freezer so I can grab them on the go:)







Ingredients:
2 biscuits of shredded wheat crushed
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 cup chocolate chips (optional)
1 cup corn flakes, special K, chex, or cheerios (just about any cereal works :)
1/4 cup flax seeds
1/2 slivered almonds (could do up to a cup)
3/4-1&1/4 cups of peanut butter
3/4-1 cup honey
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 tablespoon cinnamon
3 Tablespoons- 1/4 cup oil

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix all dry ingredients: oats, nuts, seeds, cereal, cinnamon, and chocolate chips
In a separate microwavable bowl mix peanut butter and oil.
Heat up for 30 seconds in the microwave and then whisk in honey and vanilla.
Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and mix together.
Pour everything into a 9 X 13 pan and bake for 15-20 min. (depends on how fast your oven cooks)
Allow to cool and place in the fridge if you want more bar form. Otherwise just eat it hot and sticky out of the oven but it will fall apart a little:)
If you desire Individually wrap them in plastic wrap and place in fridge or freezer for later. They are great for an on the go snack or breakfast if you are running late.

Additions/Replacements
*The honey and peanut butter have varing amounts because some people like more than others. If you use less the bars will fall apart and be more like chex mix but still very yummy. Just plan on how sticky you want it to be.
*You can omit or replace just about anything to be more/less healthy. Just put what you love into it and it will turn out great. It is amazingly yummy but hard to mess up:)

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