Stuff and Nonsense: No Bake Chewy Granola Bars

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

No Bake Chewy Granola Bars

some of you know
that i have been on the prowl
for a simple and good
recipe for making my own
chewy granola bars

i have tried several different recipes
with no luck

until today
when i came across these delectable bars
from Back to the Cutting Board

the original bars

have a few variations

depending on your choice of add-ins

but i went with chocolate chips

i also doubled the recipe to fit in a 9 x 13 pan

you will need:

1 stick of butter

1/2 c. packed brown sugar

1/2 c. honey or corn syrup

4 c. plain granola (original called for boxed granola, but i made my own-see below)

2 c. rice cereal

1/2 chocolate chips

spray a 9x13 pan lightly with cooking spray. set aside.

combine honey and butter in a medium saucepan over med-high heat.

stir in sugar and bring mixture to a boil. lower heat to med-low and simmer until sugar dissolves, about 2 min. remove from heat. fold in oats and rice, mixing until evenly coated. spread mixture in prepared pan and press firmly to evenly fill. sprinkle chocolate chips on top and press down.

let sit at room temp. for about 20 minutes until mostly cooled and set. cut into bars.

so good

and so easy

i also made my own granola

using this recipe from Country Living

to make

you will need:

6 c. rolled oats (quick oats work fine too)

1 c. packed brown sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 1/2 sticks of butter (3/4 cup)

1/2 c. honey or corn syrup

preheat oven to 350 degrees. in a large bowl or pan, combine oats and cinnamon.

in a saucepan over med-high heat, melt butter and honey. add sugar and boil together two minutes, until sugar is dissolved. or just dump it all in together like i did.