Granola bars
Granola Bars
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 14 to 20 bars
This chewy homemade granola bars recipe is so much tastier than store-bought! It’s one of the healthiest snacks to make at home.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter (Jaggery or Chocolate as per choice)
- ½ cup Infinito raw honey. For vegan user, ½ cup agave syrup
- 3 ½ cups rolled oats
- ½ teaspoon rock salt powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- Up to 1 cup finely chopped nuts, dried fruits and seeds, or ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions:
- Toast the oats: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the oats in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast them for 10 minutes until lightly golden. (This step adds incredible toasty flavour to the oats)
- Mix the ingredients: Transfer the oats to a large bowl and mix in the peanut butter, honey, oats, salt and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir in mix-ins.
- Form into bars: Add a sheet of parchment paper to 9x9 pan, letting the edges drape over the sides. Place the mixture into the pan and press it into an even layer. Add a few more mix-ins to the top of the bars, if you’d like. Use a small glass to roll over the top to make them as smooth as possible.
- Freeze and cut the bars: Freeze the bars for 10 minutes. Then remove the pan from the freezer and use the parchment to lift the bars out of the pan. Use a sharp knife to cut them into 20 rectangles (that are 4x5 inches) or 14 bar sized shapes ( that are 4 ½ by 1 ¼ inches). Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. The texture is most solid after you refrigerate for a few hours.
- Optionally, you can individually wrap the bars with parchment paper or wax paper and secure the wrapper with tape.