If your family is like mine, they love to snack. I, as a mom and wife, want them to eat something healthy. Store-bought granola bars are full of sugar and the healthiest part of them are the oats. These granola bars are packed full of the good stuff, but you don't have to tell the family that they are! This recipe is very adaptable. Instead of putting in the oil, you can add peanut butter and a splash of oil. You can add any kind of dried fruit, nut, or chips you want. I know your family will love these as much as mine do!
Mama's Great Granola Bars
2 C. Rolled Oats
1 C. Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 C. of Flax Meal
1 tsp. of Cinnamon
1 tsp. Salt
1/2 C. Brown Sugar
1/2 C. Dried Tart Cherries
1/2 C. White Chocolate Chips
1 Egg, beaten
1/2 C. Oil ( I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
1/4 C. Agave Nector( If you don't have Agave, use honey instead-that would make 1/2 C. total of honey)
1/4 C. Honey
2 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13x9 pan with foil an spray with Pam.
In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingrediants, including chips and cherries, together. In a smaller bowl; mix together egg, oil, agave, honey, and vanilla.
Pour wet mixture into the dry mixture and mix well. Pour evenly into the 13x9 pan and press until firm.
Bake for 15-20 mins for chewy bars and 20-25 for crunchy bars.
Let cool completely and then pull bars, foil and all, out of the pan. Cut into squares or rectangles, whatever tickles your fancy:) Enjoy!
