colleenmomof2
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I have been looking for a snack my boys can take to work and I discovered these on Allrecipes. Really yummy and easy! I ended up with 3 pages of suggestions from the 181 rave reviewers. I put my changes in parentheses below.
Gobble Up Granola Snacks
"This is a quick granola snack recipe that my sister-in-law gave to me one snow day when the kids were home. She told me the kids would eat the batch in a day and she was sure right! I tend to double the recipe so I am not making it every day!"
2 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal (I used Trader Joe's Cheerios – next time only 2 or 2 1/4 cups with ½ cup coconut)
2 cups quick-cooking oats (or original whirled in food processor)
1/2 cup raisins (I used 2/3 cup chopped Craisins but will use apricots, dates, figs, cherries, mixed dried, nuts in the future)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar (I used 2/3 cup)
1/2 cup light corn syrup (I used 1/3 cup Karo and 1/3 cup honey)
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter (I used 2/3 cup)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
(I added 1 tsp sea salt, 1/4 tsp cinnamon - will up to 1/2 next time and 2 Tbs flax seeds)
1. In a large bowl, stir together the rice cereal, raisins and oats (salt, cinnamon, flax seeds, nuts/fruit). Set aside. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Combine the brown sugar and corn syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat just until boiling, (I let it boil for 30 seconds to combine) then remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Pour over the cereal and oat mixture, and mix VERY well or mixture will not hold together in bars.
3. Press into the prepared pan using the back of a large spoon or put onto silpat/greased counter and shape into rectangle. Allow to cool, then cut into squares.
*** I'd like to try substituting apple butter or mashed banana for the peanut butter... but not in the next batch!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Gobble-Up-Granola-Snacks/Detail.aspx
Gobble Up Granola Snacks
"This is a quick granola snack recipe that my sister-in-law gave to me one snow day when the kids were home. She told me the kids would eat the batch in a day and she was sure right! I tend to double the recipe so I am not making it every day!"
2 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal (I used Trader Joe's Cheerios – next time only 2 or 2 1/4 cups with ½ cup coconut)
2 cups quick-cooking oats (or original whirled in food processor)
1/2 cup raisins (I used 2/3 cup chopped Craisins but will use apricots, dates, figs, cherries, mixed dried, nuts in the future)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar (I used 2/3 cup)
1/2 cup light corn syrup (I used 1/3 cup Karo and 1/3 cup honey)
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter (I used 2/3 cup)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
(I added 1 tsp sea salt, 1/4 tsp cinnamon - will up to 1/2 next time and 2 Tbs flax seeds)
1. In a large bowl, stir together the rice cereal, raisins and oats (salt, cinnamon, flax seeds, nuts/fruit). Set aside. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Combine the brown sugar and corn syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat just until boiling, (I let it boil for 30 seconds to combine) then remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Pour over the cereal and oat mixture, and mix VERY well or mixture will not hold together in bars.
3. Press into the prepared pan using the back of a large spoon or put onto silpat/greased counter and shape into rectangle. Allow to cool, then cut into squares.
*** I'd like to try substituting apple butter or mashed banana for the peanut butter... but not in the next batch!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Gobble-Up-Granola-Snacks/Detail.aspx