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Health Nut

April 22, 2010

Amazing
Tasty
Simple
Easy
Healthy
Feel good when you are eating it kinda food.

These homemade granola bars were the first recipe I tried from April’s cookbook and if these are any indication as to how the rest of the recipes are going to be from this book then we are going to have a rockin’ month, I mean week.

These granola bars came together fast and were not much effort at all. They tasted amazing (you really could taste a almond, or cranberry, or chocolate morsel in every bite). The coconut adds nice texture and flavor as well and with a hint of vanilla these are over the top. WAY better than ANY store bought granola bar I have ever had (a lot less expensive too) AND WAY healthier with LESS than 100 calories per bar (which TOTALLY makes me feel a lot better for eating about 1/3 of the pan myself in just the first day I made these). And don’t just take my word for it (although you should) but Eric didn’t stop raving about these and took several ‘bars’ to his family who also couldn’t stop raving about them!

Notes: The original recipe calls for raisins but I am a dried cranberry girl so I used those. Also the original recipe used slivered almonds however I had whole almonds on hand and loved the added crunch and texture that whole almonds gave (I think slivered almonds would ‘dissiper’ in these bars). And out of chocolate chips? Use a candy bar (or in my case a chocolate bunny) and chop into chunks! (P.S. Ok my bars were probably not less than 100 calories since I made mine kind of on the bigger side, but at least they were healthier than ice cream or cookies… right?)

(look at all that yummy goodness)

Chewy Granola Bars
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Refrigerate time: 2 hours Makes: roughly 20 to 24 bars

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed light-brown sugar
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup unsalted butter
3 cups low-fat granola
1/2 cup sweetened flake coconut
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
1/2 cup almonds

Combine brown sugar, honey, vanilla and butter in a medium-size saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat. Lower heat; simmer 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Cool.

Meanwhile, combine granola, coconut, cranberries, chocolate, and almonds in a large bowl.

Stir honey/sugar mixture into granola mixture. Spray a 9×13-inch pan with non-stick spray. Spread honey/granola mixture into prepared pan.

Refrigerate for 2 hours or until cooled. Cut into bars.

recipe adapted from Family Circle All Time Favorite Recipes

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  1. Leah T says

    April 22, 2010 at 12:43 pm

    Those look so good. I will definitely have to make some… Soon!

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