It's been a while since I've done a Food post... so I thought I'd share with you a recipe that I found on allrecipes for really easy and tasty granola bars.
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/Easy-Granola-Bars/Detail.aspx
This recipe is a great basis for making your own granola bar creations.
Base of the granola bars:
3 cups of quick oats
2 tbsp butter (melted)
1 can of condensed milk
3 1/2 cups of mix-in ingredients (i.e. a combination of chocolate, nuts, raisins, dried cranberries, etc)
For these ones, I made two different types of. Here are the mix-ins that I used.
First Half
3/4 cups coconut flakes
1/2 cups dried cranberries
1/2 cups mixed nuts (walnuts, peanuts, cashews - rough chopped in a processor)
Second Half
1/2 cups miniature chocolate chips
1/2 cups raisins
1/2 cups mixed nuts (same as before)
1/4 cups coconut flakes
How to:
1. To make them, start with preheating the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix the melted butter, oats, and condensed milk.
3. Put the dried mix-ins in a bowl (or two separate bowls).
4. Mix in the oats mixture to the dried mix-ins (you'll need to split the mixture in half if you have 2 bowls)
5. Cover a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. I add a small amount of oil before putting down the parchment paper, just to help the paper stay put. Add the mixture into the pan and press down. It helps to use a sheet of wax paper to press down on the mixture into the pan. You want it squished together so that it' forms a better, more solid bar.
6. Bake for 25 minutes.
7. Remove from oven, put on a cutting board and cut with a sharp knife or pizza cutter (tho, I think a knife might work better.
8. Let it cool completely, and they're ready to be packaged up and/or eaten.
Enjoy!
This recipe is a great basis for making your own granola bar creations.
Base of the granola bars:
3 cups of quick oats
2 tbsp butter (melted)
1 can of condensed milk
3 1/2 cups of mix-in ingredients (i.e. a combination of chocolate, nuts, raisins, dried cranberries, etc)
For these ones, I made two different types of. Here are the mix-ins that I used.
First Half
3/4 cups coconut flakes
1/2 cups dried cranberries
1/2 cups mixed nuts (walnuts, peanuts, cashews - rough chopped in a processor)
Second Half
1/2 cups miniature chocolate chips
1/2 cups raisins
1/2 cups mixed nuts (same as before)
1/4 cups coconut flakes
How to:
1. To make them, start with preheating the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix the melted butter, oats, and condensed milk.
3. Put the dried mix-ins in a bowl (or two separate bowls).
4. Mix in the oats mixture to the dried mix-ins (you'll need to split the mixture in half if you have 2 bowls)
5. Cover a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. I add a small amount of oil before putting down the parchment paper, just to help the paper stay put. Add the mixture into the pan and press down. It helps to use a sheet of wax paper to press down on the mixture into the pan. You want it squished together so that it' forms a better, more solid bar.
6. Bake for 25 minutes.
7. Remove from oven, put on a cutting board and cut with a sharp knife or pizza cutter (tho, I think a knife might work better.
8. Let it cool completely, and they're ready to be packaged up and/or eaten.
Enjoy!
