Fuel up with easy homemade granola bars
By: Robin Duke
Published: Monday, July 8, 2013 - 2:37pm

Ingredients




2 cups (500 mL) old-fashioned rolled oats
¾ cup (175 mL) 	peanuts, chopped
¼ cup (60 mL) raisins
2 tbsp (30 mL) ground flax seed (optional)
½ tsp (2 mL) cinnamon
¼ tsp (1 mL) salt
⅓ cup (75 mL) liquid honey
¼ cup (60 mL) peanut butter
¼ cup (60 mL) brown sugar
3 tbsp (45 mL) butter

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Grease an 8x8-inch (20x20-cm) baking pan and line with parchment paper, letting it stick and hang over the pan. In a large bowl, stir oats with peanuts, raisins, flax seed, cinnamon and salt. 2 Place honey, peanut butter, brown sugar and butter in a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat. Stir constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture boils around edges, about 1 minute. Pour over oatmeal mixture and stir well to combine. 3 Using damp fingers, press firmly into pan. Bake in preheated oven until edges are a deep golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes. 4 Cool completely in pan. Using the parchment paper, remove to a cutting board then discard parchment. Slice into bars and store in an airtight container.

About

Homemade granola bars are an easy and healthy after-school snack and aren't as sweet as the store-bought varieties. They can be stored in an air-tight container to have handy when hunger strikes. More great recipes can be found at www.peanutbureau.ca.