Easy Granola Bars Recipe – Healthy And Delicious!
This easy granola bars recipe makes homemade healthy granola bars everyone will love! They’re perfect for breakfasts, snacks or packed lunches!
- Yield: 24 bars
Ingredients
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
2 Tbsp. honey or corn syrup
½ tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
1½ cups quick cooking oatmeal
1¼ cups crispy rice cereal, crushed bran flakes, corn flakes or crushed graham crackers
1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a large bowl, cream sugars and butter until fluffy.
- Add honey, vanilla and egg. Mix well.
- Blend in flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients.
- Press firmly into the bottom of a greased 9×13 inch pan.
- Bake 20-25 minutes.
To microwave:
- Press the ingredients into a microwave safe dish.
- Microwave on medium power for 7-9 minutes. Rotate the dish every three minutes.
- The bars will firm as they stand.
- Cool and cut into bars.
- Save the crumbs for yogurt or ice cream topping.
Notes
Variations
Use any of the following in addition to or in place of chocolate chips:
- 1 cup coconut
- ½ cup creamy or chunky peanut butter
- ½ cup nuts
- ½-1 cup raisins, dried apples or apricots
- ½ cup fruit preserves