Thursday, September 25, 2008
Granola Bars
I LOVE granola bars! They are one of my favorite snacks. I'm not crazy about the crunchy kind; I like the chewy ones. The problem is that they are either cheap and unhealthy, or healthy and expensive. So I decided to make my own, which turned out to be a much cheaper way to get a healthy, chewy granola bar. This was my first attempt. They tasted good, but I need to up the goo. They were a little dry.
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They look good except for the raisins.
Any chance you'd share the recipe? I have a great one for granola if you're interested :-)
And I agree with Lynn on the raisin part!
I'll post the recipe when I get it right. I need to figure out the proportions for the "glue."
You guys are crazy. Raisins are great! You could try cranberries if you like them.
I think mini chocolate chips would be yummy! I like peanut butter flavored granola bars. I have been looking for a good recipe, by the way, so when you perfect your recipe, I would like it!
I also am not a big fan of raisins and Steve avoids them except for on salads but he likes the granola I make and I use dried mixed berries (yes, they include raisins). I would guess that pineapple, banana chips and coconut would be yummy, too!
I'll stick with my Quaker chewy chocolate chip granola bars :) Nice and convenient...probably not as healthy of a snack, but granola bars are what I eat when I need something sweet. They are more like a treat to me.
You can make them sweet without them being unhealthy. My granola bars are still sweet, I use raw sugar and honey not high fructose corn syrup which is what most grocery store brands use.
You can make them even sweeter by adding chocolate chips or M&M's. They would make the bars not as healthy, but it would be a relatively small amount per serving and still much healthier than the ones in the store.
I used peanut butter in this recipe, Melissa, but they need more.
I'm with you Beth! Load 'em up with raisins.
Heather
OO! And peanut butter chips would be good too!!
YUM!!!! I want some : ) I'd like the recipe too...seems like a great snack when you're on the go!
Hey! this post is from September! It's october now, you know.....
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