Written by One of the things that is difficult about living on a tropical island, is that stores only have shipments come in once a week. In addition, they don’t always get all the items they order. Sometimes the supply boats are delayed due to bad weather. What this means for me, is that I can’t plan a menu, go to the store and find all the ingredients. What I do instead is go to the store, see what they have, and devise a menu based on what is available. I’ve been making baked goods for my husband to take to work everyday for his coffee break. This week, I had no eggs to bake muffins. So instead I decided to make him granola bars.
I’ve tried a few granola bar recipes. This one was by far the best! Better than any store bought granola bars I have ever tasted. So good in fact, my husband had some competition for them (I haven’t been able to leave them alone). I adapted this recipe from one I found at For the Love of Cooking.
: Homemade Granola Bars-Salty and Sweet
: You’ve got to try these granola bars! They are, hands down, the best granola bars I have ever eaten! Toasted oats, sweet raisins and apricots, salty peanuts and sunflower seeds. They’re so good you’ll forget they’re good for you!
- 1-1/2 Cups Old Fashioned Oats, toasted
- 1/4 Cup shredded coconut, toasted
- 1/2 Cup salted dry roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup salted sunflower seeds
- 3/4 Cup raisins
- 1/4 Cup dried apricots, diced
- 1/4 Cup raw almonds
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 2/3 Cup honey
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Spread oats on a baking sheet and toast in oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Toast coconut for 5 minutes turning once halfway through cooking time.
- Place the butter, honey, brown sugar, and vanilla in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and boil for 30 seconds.
- Place remaining ingredients in bowl of stand mixer. Add toasted oats and coconut. Add butter mixture.
- Mix on slow speed until butter mixture is evenly distributed.
- Coat an 11×13 baking dish with cooking spray
- Add mixture to baking dish.
- Using a measuring cup sprayed with cooking spray press the mixture into the pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes
- Remove from oven. Let cool for 10 minutes. Slice into bars. Allow to cool another 10 to 20 minutes before removing from pan.
Preparation time: 20 minute(s)
Cooking time: 20 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 12
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At last, soemnoe comes up with the “right” answer!
We have a page on our site with all the granola bar recipes on it there are also links to other websites with their own recipes. Just go to Recipe Index at the top of our site and scroll down to the bottom and click on How to – Healthy Granola Bar Recipes