No-Bake Granola Bars

So we needed a quick after-school snack today, and I decided on granola bars (though I’ve never made them before).  I did a quick search on Martha Stewart’s site (because you can rarely go wrong with the taste of her recipes) and found this video for No-Nuttin’ Granola Bars.

This recipe is just what I needed, and I adapted it for what we had on-hand in our own kitchen.  The flavor still came out amazing!  Took about 30 minutes to create these tasty granola bars, including the quick-cool time in the freezer.

These will become treats for our next road trip for sure!

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No-Bake Granola Bars

Adapted from NoNuttin' Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars recipe.

Course Snack

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Author Bonnie Hershey

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup light tasting olive oil or other heart-healthy oil
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/3 cup sucanat or lightly packed brown sugar
• 1 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 1 1/4 cup cereal We used some bran flakes we had on-hand, but you can use crisp rice cereal, cheerios, or whatever you have.
• 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup nuts of your choice optional

Instructions

• Line an 8-inch round or square pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Combine the oil and sugars in a sauce pan over med-high heat. Stir until boiling. Boil for 1 minute while stirring. (This will caramelize and thicken.)
• Combine the oats, cereal, and nuts in a large bowl.
• Pour the liquid into the oat mixture and incorporate together well.
• Gently spread mixture into pan, WITHOUT pressing down.
• Add chocolate chips over the top and press down firmly all over so that chips get into the granola mixture.
• For a quick cool, place the pan for 15 minutes in the freezer. Or you can cool them out on the counter and let them come to room temperature.
• Cut into pieces and try your best to share them with someone else!