I've been experimenting with granola bars lately. If you prefer your granola bars crunchy rather than chewy, you'll like this simple recipe using toasted oats, chocolate chips, and honey.
Here's what you'll need:
4 cups of quick cooking oats
1/3 cup melted butter
2/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350.
Toast oats on an ungreased baking sheet for about 15 minutes, stirring once halfway through. Remove oats and let cool to room temperature.
Combine remaining ingredients in a large bowl; add oats and mix thoroughly. Be sure the oats have cooled first or the chocolate chips will get soft!
Spread into 9x13 pan, lightly oiled, and press firmly to flatten.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Let cool and then cut into bars. Enjoy!
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Warmly,
[also shared with Domestically Divine]
Thank you for the recipe! I can't wait to try it!
Oh boy, this looks delicious! I experienmented a lot this past year with homemade granola–it looks like homemade granol BARS are the next step! Thanks!
Newest follower here–came over from Titus 2esday. This looks really good! I am looking forward to checking out your other recipes!
Yum!! We love granola bars but I've never had success! I'll definitely be trying this one!
These look delicious. I love homemade granola bars! Your comment about "if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all", my mother raised me on that comment
Thanks–I need to try this! We’ve been looking for a great granola bar recipe for our homeschool kids, who always seem to be starving for a good snack around 10:00 each morning!
We tried this recipe this weekend with my boys. We used 1/2 cups of chocolate chips and about 1/4 cups dried cranberries. My boys preferred it broken up into chunks to eat it as granola bites! Since it was all crunched up I decided to try it with a little milk and it was delicious! Great homemade cereal!
how do you store your granola bars? How long will they last? Can they be frozen? Thanks! I just found your site today from Simple Mom. Just started homeschooling preschool for my 2 and 3 year old boys, also adopted . I was also a teacher and youth minister BC. ( before children lol) Looks like we have a lot in common, look forward to reading more
Hello, Kimie. I usually keep them in a glass pyrex and we eat them before the week is through. I imagine they could be frozen, but I haven’t personally tried that. So glad you came by – it’s nice to meet you!
I make a totally raw granola bar .
4 cups oatmeal
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Just stir, put in casserole dish and refrigerate, cut and enjoy!
oh, no cooking required on those granola bars.