Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars (2017)

By ezunich

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar
• 3 and 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
• 2 cup crispy rice cereal
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or almond extract
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate small chunks or mini chips
• 3/4 cup raisins

Details

Servings 14
Adapted from crunchycreamysweet.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Line a 9" x 13" baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, stir together oats, rice cereal and raisins.
Place butter, peanut butter, honey and brown sugar in a medium saucepan.
Bring to boil, stirring occasionally.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, until the sugar dissolves. Stir often.
Take of the heat and stir in vanilla.
Pour the mixture over the cereal. Stir with a wooden spoon or a spatula to coat the cereal evenly.
Scrape the cereal-honey mixture into the pan. Sprinkle with chocolate. Press evenly onto the pan.
Press firmly with a metal spatula.
Let set for at least 2 hour.
Cut into 12 to 14 bars. Wrap bars in parchment paper.