Homemade Granola Bars Health Or Energy Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 12-inch baking dish and line it with parchment paper.
• Toss the oatmeal, almonds, and coconut together on a sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in the wheat germ.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
• Place the butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for a minute, then pour over the toasted oatmeal mixture. Add the dates, apricots, and cranberries and stir well.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Wet your fingers and lightly press the mixture evenly into the pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until light golden brown. Cool for at least 2 to 3 hours before cutting into squares. Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Mix cereal, oats, fruit, nuts, and coconut in a large bowl.
• Heat honey over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until bubbly. Stir in peanut butter and flax meal mixture. Heat, stirring, until well-mixed and melty. Add more water if necessary. Consistency should be liquidy.
• Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients and quickly stir to mix with a rubber spatula. When well-incorporated and slightly cooled, add carob.
• Press into a 13 x 9 inch pan. Press hard. Refrigerate a few hours or overnight. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Combine the oats, wheat germ, flax seeds, sesame seeds and almonds; spread out evenly on the rimmed baking sheet and toast for approximately 10 to 15 minutes until golden, stirring occasionally and watching carefully so as not to burn.
• In the meantime, in a large bowl combine salt, coconut, cinnamon and dried cranberries; set aside.
• In a large measuring cup place the vanilla, honey, butter and brown sugar. Microwave approximately 2 minutes. Mixture will foam and bubble. Stir to completely dissolve brown sugar.
• When oat mixture is done toasting, transfer to the same bowl with coconut mixture and stir to evenly combine. Add the honey mixture and stir to incorporate.
• Line a 9" x 13" baking pan with waxed paper. Spread the mixture, using the back of a wooden spoon, pressing to create a smooth, even surface. Place another piece of waxed paper over the top, pressing down to evenly compact the mixture. Compacting is important so the bars won't fall apart when cut. (Suggestion: place one pan of same size within the other and press to even out mixture.).
• Refrigerate and completely cool the mixture about 2 hours to assure a clean cut. Firmly press down with a large knife to cut into bars. Do not saw. Wrap bars in waxed paper and store in refrigerator or freezer.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Place all ingredients except the syrup and eggs in a food processor and pulse until the mixture is finely chopped. Add the syrup and eggs and pulse until the mixture is well combined. It will resemble a coarse paste.
• Transfer to the baking pan and spread evenly. Bake until just done, about 20 minutes. Cut into 20 squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 F (160C).
• Grease baking sheet well. (Or use parchment paper).
• Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Stir in melted butter and sweetened condensed milk.
• Mix well and pour onto baking sheet.
• Press down evenly with your hands using waxed paper.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown (could be as long as 40-45 minutes depending on how crunchy you want them).
• Cool for 15 minutes and cut.
• Let cool completely and store in airtight container.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Lightly grease a 9" x 13" baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, combine the cereal, raisins, almonds, pumpkin seeds, flours, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• Stir to mix thoroughly.
• In a separate large bowl, whisk together the oil, brown sugar and egg until blended.
• Stir in the applesauce and vanilla.
• Add the dry ingredients, stirring just until blended.
• Spread the batter in the pan and bake for about 30- 35 minutes or until golden brown and tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Let cool until lukewarm on a wire rack before cutting into bars.

Steps:

• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides.
• Combine first 3 ingredients in large bowl.
• Microwave remaining ingredients in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir. Add to cereal mixture; mix well. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Cool 30 min. Remove from pan before cutting into bars.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix all dry ingredients together.
• Add peanut butter, honey, and vanilla - mix well. (I used my mixer - it's pretty dense).
• Grease a 13x9 baking pan - spread mixture into pan (should be about an inch thick).
• Bake for 15-20 minutes.
• Cool and cut into squares. I'm going to refrigerate them (in the hopes they will hold together a little better).
• Enjoy -- yummy & healthy!