Granola Bar ....These are delicious. I've made them many times and we

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marsha-tbay

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have not tired of them. My favorite combination that I've stuck with is dried cherries and chocolate chips instead of raisins.

I appreciate that these are fast to make. It does a number on the shoulder mixing so now I use my stand mixer. I don't mix the liquids separately, I just put all in the mixer and it works well that way.

This recipe comes from Food 52

This bar can be whatever you want it to be. Add different kinds of dried fruits, different nuts, or different nut butters. It's all good. Mix, wrap, and enjoy! - Gena Hamshaw

Serves 10-12

o 2 1/2 cups rolled or quick oats

o 1 cup raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas)

o 1/2cup raisins

o 2/3 cups peanut or almond butter, or other nut butter

o 1/2 to 2/3cup agave nectar or brown rice syrup (adjust based on how well things stick together) (me-coconut nectar)

o 1/8teaspoon sea salt (adjust based on which nut butter you use)

1. Mix oats, pumpkin seeds, and raisins in a large bowl.

2. Whisk together nut butter, sweetener, and sea salt. Pour into oat mixture, and mix well, till everything is sticky and combined. If it's too dry, add a bit more agave.

3. Press mixture into a shallow baking dish that you've lined with foil or saran wrap. Cover with more foil/saran, press well into the baking dish, and refrigerate for 4 hours. Cut into bar shapes, wrap, and keep refrigerated till ready to use. They will last two weeks in the fridge.

Additional possibilities:

Honey, maple syrup, coconut nectar

Sunflower seeds

Hemp protein

Dried cherries, apricots ,mango bits

Chocolate, white or butterscotch chips

Any nut

Cinnamon

 
These are really good - a keeper! They sort of remind me of a much healthier version

of No-Bake cookies, so next time I make them I might form them into ball cookies instead of bars. I made them in a 9/13 pan, and I might half the recipe next time because it seems DH and I are the only ones who like them.

My add ins/tweaks/additions:

50/50 agave and honey
Mini chocolate chips
TJs dry-roasted slivered almonds
craisins (instead of raisins)


Next time I will try increasing the peanut butter and decreasing the sweetener, and will add a dash of cinnamon.

 
I have lots of ball recipes with fewer ingredients, if you'd like me to share? On these, I wanted

more peanut butter...it ended up making these drier (who would think if you're using creamy peanut butter and almond butter) but without me adding more honey or other sweetener, they started falling apart. So since, I've made them more like the original. I've made them with whole so they have not reminded me of no bake cookies.

 
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