Homemade Chewy Granola Bars
photo by Jennifer Lester Mul
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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24 Bars
ingredients
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2⁄3 cup peanut butter
- 1⁄2 cup light corn syrup
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
- 1⁄2 cup coconut
- 1⁄2 cup shelled sunflower seeds
- 1⁄2 cup raisins
- 1⁄3 cup wheat germ
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease a 13x9-inch pan.
- In a large bowl combine brown sugar,peanut butter,corn syrup,margarine and vanilla,blend well.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Press evenly into greased pan.
- Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Cool 1 hour.
- Cut into bars.
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Reviews
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These were really good! Very chewy, just like the name promised. I used 1/4 c honey and 1/4 c karo, will cut back on the brown sugar and just stick with the honey next time as there were quite sweet and I think they'd still be good with less. love the peanut butter and the fact there's no flour added. Saw another recipe that used flax meal, may try that instead of the wheat germ. This recipe is so versatile, the options are endless! I gave a lot of these away so I could make another batch with nuts! I cut them small so when I go back for the second one there's no guilt! Thanks so much for posting.
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Excellent!! I used pure maple syrup instead of the Corn syrup. Also I used 100% oat bran instead of the whole oat meal. Only because I thought I had oat meal but didn't . The bran worked excellent! Plus, I also didn't have any raisian's either, so I used dries prunes and put them into a blender. I see a lot of different ideas with this recipe. I wonder, if you just put the mixture on to a cookie sheet into little crumbles and baked it to a crunchy cereral type..... I may try that next time. I will be maiking this again! LOVE IT!!
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I ended up using craisins instead of raisins, and I didn't use sunflower seeds, wheat germ, or sesame seeds. Instead I used 3/4 a cup of Kashi 7-grain nuggets cereal (http://www.kashi.com/products/kashi_nuggets_original). This made them have a nice crunch to them, but they were still be soft and chewy at the same time. Like other reviewers, I used only half a cup of chocolate chips, and I used the mini chocolate chips. I also found this to be a little too sweet, and I will cut down on the sugar some the next time as well. A very nice recipe. Thanks!
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I ended up using craisins instead of raisins, and I didn't use sunflower seeds, wheat germ, or sesame seeds. Instead I used 3/4 a cup of Kashi 7-grain nuggets cereal (http://www.kashi.com/products/kashi_nuggets_original). This made them have a nice crunch to them, but they were still be soft and chewy at the same time. Like other reviewers, I used only half a cup of chocolate chips, and I used the mini chocolate chips. I also found this to be a little too sweet, and I will cut down on the sugar some the next time as well. A very nice recipe. Thanks!
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I made these last night for my daughter but I'm having a hard time keeping my hands off of them! I used country crock light instead of butter ( I usually don't recommend doing this), dates instead of raisins, extra sunflower seeds instead of sesame seeds, and only used 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. I couldn't be happier with the outcome. Thanks for this great recipe!
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Eh! I don't know why, but mine taste really funny. I subbed corn syrup with brown rice syrup, no coconut, added crushed sliced almond, dried cranberries and a little flax seed. 20 min was too long, the bottom seemed to burn and there's no way to tell from the top. The brown sugar taste ie the most over powerful part. And I should have used sweet chocolate because it tastes bittersweet. The receipe was easy though, I'll just have to try again.
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Excellent!! I used pure maple syrup instead of the Corn syrup. Also I used 100% oat bran instead of the whole oat meal. Only because I thought I had oat meal but didn't . The bran worked excellent! Plus, I also didn't have any raisian's either, so I used dries prunes and put them into a blender. I see a lot of different ideas with this recipe. I wonder, if you just put the mixture on to a cookie sheet into little crumbles and baked it to a crunchy cereral type..... I may try that next time. I will be maiking this again! LOVE IT!!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Theresa Thunderbird
United States
Hello,I collect old cookbooks,enjoy gardening,traveling and reading.I love to cook and bake!I've thought about opening my own bakery here in TN.That would be so fun!