GRANOLA BARS
By á-167718
Ingredients
- 6 c of rolled oats
- 1/4 c canola oil
- 4 T melted butter
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 c brown sugar
- 1/2 c honey
- 1/4 c apple juice
- 1/4 c molasses
- 3 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 c rice cereal
- 1 c wheat germ
- 1/2 c finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 c roughly chopped almonds
- 8 ozs. milk chocolate melted
Details
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 70mins
Preparation
Step 1
. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
In a large bowl toss the oats with the oil, melted butter and salt, spread the mixture onto 2 baking sheets and toast in the oven for 15-20 minutes, shaking the pan twice to prevent burning, remove from oven and cool, adjust oven heat to 325 degrees
. In a medium sauce pan combine the brown sugar, honey, apple juice and the molasses, heat slowly constantly stirring until melted , stir in the vanilla off the heat
. Toss together the toasted oats, rice cereal, wheat germ, pecans and almonds, pour in the sugar mixture and toss to combine
. Pour onto a greased baking sheet and press into the pan and bake for 25 minutes, remove and cool and cut into bars while still slightly warm
. Dip one side of the bars into the melted chocolate and let stand until chocolate firm up, (faster done in the frig)
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