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Quaker Who? Granola Bars

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Quaker Chewy Granola Bars contain sugar as their second ingredient, and partially hydrogenated oil (a.k.a. TRANS FAT) as their fourth ingredient.

Granola bars are so easy to make—without that “stuff.”

Ingredients

  • 3-½ cups Rolled Oats
  • 1 cup Sliced Almonds
  • ½ cups Mini Dark Chocolate Chips
  • ½ cups Dried Cherries
  • ½ cups Flaked Coconut
  • 14 ounces, fluid Canned Light Sweetened Condensed Milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add condensed milk and stir until dry ingredients become sticky (I used my hands to finish this process).

Spray a 9 x 13″ baking dish with cooking spray. Scoop oat mixture into the dish. Spray a flat spatula with cooking spray and press oats flat into the dish.

Bake for 20–30 minutes, until edges are slightly browned. This will produce a dense, slightly chewy bar.

Allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Using a table knife, gently cut bars into 1″x 4″ pieces. Gently slide a knife around the border of the bars to release from the dish. Allow to cool in dish for about 20 minutes prior to removing the bars. Wrap each individual bar in plastic wrap for storage.

Nutrition info per 1 bar: 158 calories, 6 g fat, 4 g protein, 22 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber

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Lindsay {Eighty Twenty Dietitian} on 6.30.2011

You can always add peanut butter chips or nuts to up the calorie content without the coconut!

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crunchyoatmeal on 6.30.2011

I wonder what I can use in place of the coconut that will increase the calorie count? I absolutely detest coconut.

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thetanofa on 3.19.2011

These look/sound absolutely delicious. I can’t wait to make them! Thanks!

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lauriec on 3.13.2011

I made this and took some to my trainer at the gym TWICE. I’m now sending him the recipe. Thanks, this one is a keeper.

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southtexassweetie on 3.5.2011

We love granola bars and always buy the best ones (organic), but they are so costly and you really don’t get very many for the price. I’m glad to have found your recipe so we can start making some and adding some new ingredients that some of the store bought granola bars don’t have.

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seeliesidhe on 2.14.2013

Great recipe.

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Kari on 9.22.2011

These are so simple and very tasty! I love the recipe as is, but might experiment with other flavors next time. And, my husband is a huge fan too!

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bowmanh23 on 8.29.2011

These are great and easy to make! Not too sweet. Just right for a breakfast bar. Thanks for sharing!

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Michelle on 7.17.2011

While they tasted delicious I was disappointed in the structural integrity. They fell apart really easily coming out of the pan. Half of them crumbled apart despite leaving them to cool longer when I saw how easily the first ones crumbled. However, the ones that survived are delicious and I saved the crumbles to put in yogurt. I’ll be making them again but plan to get 16 servings instead of 24.

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anicreations on 7.11.2011

I made these granola bars yesterday and although they are very good, I don’t like the texture that results. I would prefer a drier granola bar and mine were very chewy/wet. They didn’t hold together very well and although they were way to sweet for me, my husband and some co-workers thought they were fine. I do like the simplicity of the bar, but I think that I would decrease amount of sweetened condensed milk and try simply condensed milk and add my own honey to give it the sweetness I’d prefer. Other than those two things, they are a great quick simple bar.

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