Homemade granola bars are simple to make and taste great, too.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats, uncooked
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1/4 cup wheat germ
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped unsalted peanuts
- 1/2 cup raisins or dried cranberries
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch square pan. Combine oats, coconut, and wheat germ in pan. Bake for 25 minutes, stir occasionally. Remove from oven and set aside. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
In a saucepan combine butter, sugar and honey. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat when butter melts and sugar dissolves. Add peanut butter and vanilla, stirring until peanut butter melts. Pour over mixture in square pan. Add peanuts and raisins, and stir well. Continue stirring until mixture becomes moist.
With greased fingers press mixture firmly into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 2 dozen.
