I don't think I have a very good record with homemade granola bars, because I always pick the really healthy ones. I put in whole wheat flour instead of regular flour, applesauce for butter (hit or miss), too many ground flax seeds...
Then, all the money I saved making my own granola bars is wasted because nobody wants to eat them.
Plus, I don't feel awesome making gross granola bars :)
Then, I found these! (I also want to try these sometime soon, pretty much the same recipe, but not with peanut butter.)
I had all of these ingredients on hand, too, so that's always a bonus in my book :)
You need:
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups quick oats
1 cup Rice Krispies
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips (but, who are we kidding, I used more than that!)
Lightly spray and 8x8 inch pan with nonstick spray and rub it around with your hand.
Put the butter, brown sugar, honey, and peanut butter in a large sauce pan. Heat over medium low. Stir with a large spoon until it begins to bubble.
Once it bubbles, cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Then stir in the quick oats and Rice Krispies until well coated.
Press the mixture into your prepared pan. I used the bottom of a measuring cup to really pack it down.
Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips over the top. I just sprinkled them right out of the bag until I though it looked good :)
Gently press the chocolate chips into the bars.
Let cool and then cut into 12-16 bars.
Don't they look yummy!
I should probably go make another batch :)
I won't be making another batch today, though, because I'll be busy pouring fake stuffed animal pee into the potty chair. (Don't worry, I'll update you on Gracie's progress tomorrow :))
But if you aren't potty training anyone today, you should head right into the kitchen and spend the maybe 10 minutes it takes to whip up a batch of these!
Enjoy!
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