I've been saving up granola bar recipes thinking I'd need to try a lot, but the first one I tried I really liked! Plus, my boys DEVOUR them, so they must be great! It's a bit of a variation from the original but here it is... try it and let me know what you think! (Sorry, that second pic is too yellow, but alas, I'm too lazy & busy to fix it!)
Cranberry-Almond Granola Bars
2 cups rolled oats
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup craisins
3/4 cup sliced almonds
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup honey
3/4 cup agave nectar (I replaced some of the honey and all the brown sugar with this, then lessened the oil slightly to make up for the difference).
1 egg
1/3 cup grapeseed oil (works well with canola or vegetable oil too)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease (I use a canola spray) a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2 - In a large bowl, mix together the oats, cinnamon, flours, craisins, almonds and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the honey, agave nectar, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
3 - Bake for 30-35 minutes in the preheated over until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut.
Note - I usually bake for 20 min, then check. I baked for 25 and they were a little tougher than I generally like. Do what you like best!
Enjoy!
Cranberry-Almond Granola Bars
2 cups rolled oats
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup craisins
3/4 cup sliced almonds
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup honey
3/4 cup agave nectar (I replaced some of the honey and all the brown sugar with this, then lessened the oil slightly to make up for the difference).
1 egg
1/3 cup grapeseed oil (works well with canola or vegetable oil too)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease (I use a canola spray) a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2 - In a large bowl, mix together the oats, cinnamon, flours, craisins, almonds and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the honey, agave nectar, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
3 - Bake for 30-35 minutes in the preheated over until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut.
Note - I usually bake for 20 min, then check. I baked for 25 and they were a little tougher than I generally like. Do what you like best!
Enjoy!
February 23, 2011 at 2:56 PM
Cool! Thanks for the recipe; I love making stuff like this! Andrew's mom gave me an awesome 'loose' granola recipe that's very similar. And these look great...no surprise the boys love 'em :)