Looking for a delicious after school snack? Here's an easy recipe that
is good to eat and fun to make with your kids.
This recipe is very versatile so feel free to make substitutions. My preference is to double up the raisins and omit the chocolate chips. I'm sure many of you out there are cringing right now. Over the years I was surprised to discovered that many people have a great dislike of raisins. Children often fall into this group. So if this is true for your kids make their granola bars chocolate chips only. There are also many ways to increase the healthiness of these granola bars. Consider replacing the all-purpose flour with whole wheat, and substituting half the oil for applesauce.
These bars are sure to please so try them soon!
Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup wheat germ
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup honey
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/4 cup chocolate chips
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in a 9x13 pan.
1. In a large bowl mix the dry ingredients together - oats, flour, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, and wheat germ.
2. In a small bowl mix the wet ingredients - oil, honey, eggs, and vanilla.
3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry mixture. Mix until well combined.
4. Add the raisin and chocolate chips. If you are not using the raisins increase the chocolate chips to 3/4 cups.
5. Press mixture into a 9x13 pan lined with parchment paper. The mixture will only fill 3/4 of the pan.
6. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
7. Cut into bars while still warm.
This recipe is very versatile so feel free to make substitutions. My preference is to double up the raisins and omit the chocolate chips. I'm sure many of you out there are cringing right now. Over the years I was surprised to discovered that many people have a great dislike of raisins. Children often fall into this group. So if this is true for your kids make their granola bars chocolate chips only. There are also many ways to increase the healthiness of these granola bars. Consider replacing the all-purpose flour with whole wheat, and substituting half the oil for applesauce.
These bars are sure to please so try them soon!
Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup wheat germ
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup honey
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/4 cup chocolate chips
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in a 9x13 pan.
1. In a large bowl mix the dry ingredients together - oats, flour, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, and wheat germ.
2. In a small bowl mix the wet ingredients - oil, honey, eggs, and vanilla.
3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry mixture. Mix until well combined.
4. Add the raisin and chocolate chips. If you are not using the raisins increase the chocolate chips to 3/4 cups.
5. Press mixture into a 9x13 pan lined with parchment paper. The mixture will only fill 3/4 of the pan.
6. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
7. Cut into bars while still warm.
Carol, those look awesome! The girls and I were looking for something to bake that they can take to school with them, and it looks like we've hit the jackpot here. I too am with you on the raisin front: LOVE THEM. Can't understand those who are grossed out by them. LOVE.
Is it 1/2 cup of wheat germ? oil and honey?
Yes 1/2 cup of each!
This is the perfect project to share with my two grand-daughters apparently they are snacking on potato chips etc. They are both entering puberty so I am going to add some black-strap molasses and sesame seed and adjust accordingly the other sweetners. We'll make the first couple of batches together and hopefully they'll get the drift and then surprise me with their concoctions. Thank heavens for little girls !!