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Homemade Granola Bars

by Karly Campbell on April 13, 2010 in Appetizers, Snacks

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Recipe Description

These homemade granola bars are cheaper and healthier than the store-bought variety. They’re a lot tastier, too!

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.

Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together the wet ingredients. Pour the wet mixture into the dry and mix well (it’s easiest to just use your hands). Pat the mixture out into the foil-lined pan.

Bake for about 15-20 minutes if you want chewy granola bars or for 20-25 minutes for crunchy granola bars. When the edges start to brown, remove from the oven and let cool for a couple of minutes. Use a pizza roller to slice into bars. Finish cooling completely before removing from the pan or they will break apart.

Note: you can also substitute dried fruits for the chocolate and peanut butter chips to make these a bit healthier!

Ingredients

2 cups Rolled Oats
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
½ cups Chocolate Chips
½ cups Peanut Butter Chips
½ cups Brown Sugar
½ cups Wheat Germ
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
½ teaspoons Salt
1 whole Egg Beaten
½ cups Honey
½ cups Canola Oil
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Comments

maryclaybrook on 4.18.2010

These are great! I did sub coconut oil for the canola and used less sweeteners. But over all I am very impressed with this recipe and will be using it to replace the boxed granola bars.

Toni on 4.26.2010

This was awesome! I added shredded coconut and white chocolate chips and replaced the egg with ground flax seed. also added some chopped prunes. (the kids never noticed) and added sunflower butter to give it that peanut taste without the peanuts.

Leave Happier on 4.29.2010

This was a great homemade granola bar. I cut back on the brown sugar a bit, and instead of the chips (which I didn’t have) I tossed in a handful each of shredded coconut, dried cranberries, and sliced almonds. Baked for 15 minutes amd they stayed soft and did not crumble after cooling.

whatmegansmaking on 5.7.2010

We loved these! I made a few changes based on what we had – subbed coconut oil for the canola oil, used white chocolate chips and coconut, and added in a little peanut butter to the wet mixture. so delicious

jameymacleod on 5.10.2010

These were really great!! I made them exactly as your recipe says and then preceded to eat most of them. I do have to say that they are much better the next day!! Thanks for the great recipe!

michellay on 5.14.2010

I made these exactly as your recipe stated and sent them to work with my husband. They were gobled up by all of his coworkers and several proceeded to ask for the recipe. I’d call that a success!

Midwest Mrs on 5.17.2010

YUM! I made these last week and they’re great. I baked for 15 minutes and they’re nice and chewy. I also toasted some pecans and forgot to mix them in, so I just kind of squished them on top, which worked out well. Thanks for posting.

ambesi on 6.10.2010

I’m going to make these for my kids’ lunches. I love that I can put whatever I want in them. I have one question, how do you store these?

ahoonakker on 7.16.2010

I made these last night with my 3 yr old. I measured and he loved dumping the ingredients in the bowl. I love that you can mix and match different ingredients. I made with semi-sweet and white chocolate chips. Tasty.

labingha on 7.24.2010

Had some homemade granola and was looking for a way to make tasty, calorie dense bars for a backpacking trip. Added creamy peanut butter and left out the chips. They were a hit!

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momommy on 5.19.2010

I made these yesterday and they are delicious! I didn’t have any peanut butter chips so I just added a few tablespoons of peanut butter in with the wet ingredients and it worked fine. I was a little unsure about the cinnamon, but it really adds a nice subtle flavoring. Thanks for the recipe!

askow on 5.21.2010

These are great, and so easy to make! I put chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and sliced almonds in mine because that’s what I had in my pantry. Thanks!

firstyrwife on 5.25.2010

I’ve made these granola bars several times now and my husband and I both love them! I never have peanut butter chips on hand so I just up the amount of chocolate chips in the recipe a little and it turns out fantastic!

whatmegansmaking on 5.27.2010

We loved these! I’ve made them a few times now and made changes based on what we had – subbed coconut oil for the canola oil, used white chocolate chips and coconut, and added in a little peanut butter to the wet mixture. I also cut the brown sugar to 1/4 cup with no noticeable difference. Delicious, thanks for a great recipe!

amyradish on 6.18.2010

Winner! These were great and I felt much better eating these than the processed stuff from the grocery store. Thanks so much…can’t wait to play around with the ingredients!

idlewife on 6.22.2010

I made these exactly as written (I just doubled the chocolate chips since I didn’t have peanut butter chips) and they turned out really nicely, though they didn’t look at all like your picture — or like granola bars for that matter. They’re more like bar cookies. They have that exact same consistency, look, and taste. They’re still delicious, but I wouldn’t call them granola bars.

karabakes on 6.29.2010

These are so good and easy!

camilleb on 7.9.2010

My kids loved them! I subbed raisens for the PB chips – delicious! This is the first homemade granola bar that my kids have liked, and they held together very nicely.

ericame on 8.3.2010

These turned out great! I couldn’t find any wheat germ, but subbing with flour seemed to work fine. I also ended up replacing the peanut butter chips with random nuts from the pantry, but it was still delicious.

Updated to add: I’ve made these several times now, tweaking the recipe each time. My favorite so far uses 2 1/2 cups oats and only 1/2 cup flour, with chopped pecans substituted for the peanut butter chips. It bakes a bit flatter and to me seems more granola bar-like than cookie-ish.

devin1786 on 8.9.2010

Delicious! Made one batch with the chips and slivered almonds and another with raisins, extra cinnamon and walnuts. I underbaked the raisin batch – but it turned out to be a lucky accident… because the bars taste just like oatmeal raisin cookie dough! YUM. Thanks for sharing this recipe : )

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