Granola Bars

Who makes granola bars?  It's not something I ever even thought about making but I came across a recipe last week and decided to give them a try.

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5 cups quick oats
1 cup coconut
1 cup almonds, chopped (I like them chopped small)
1 cup dry milk
1 cup honey
1/2 cup oil
1 tsp. salt
1-2 tsp. vanilla extract

Then decide what you want in your granola bar. Some good things to add are:
mini m&m's, raisins, chocolate chips, craisins, small apple chips, sunflower seeds, etc. Add as much as you want to the recipe.

Mix all ingredients together well. I like to use my hands to get it all mixed up really well. Then press into a large cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes for chewy bars, 45 minutes for crunchy bars. Cut into bar shape while still warm and let cool in the cookie sheet for a few hours. When they are cool, cut and store them in an airtight container. Makes approximately 44 granola bars.


 I was actually impressed with how they turned out.  They definitely have a different taste than the Quaker brand I normally buy but I liked them.  I added Peanut Butter chips to mine and I'm anxious to try new additions to see what I like. If I did PB again I would add some chocolate chips to the batch or drizzle some chocolate on top because in my opinion, PB and chocolate were made to go together.