My kids love granola bars and they go through them like crazy. Â I decided to come up with a recipe that was as close to the boxed version as possible. Â Here is what I came up with. Â They are delicious, even better than the boxed version and they are fairly simple to make. Â Hope you enjoy!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 5 cups rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup honey
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1/4 cup melting chocolate (optional) for zigzags on the top
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease one 9×13 inch pan.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the oats, flour, baking soda, vanilla, butter, honey and brown sugar. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
- Lightly press mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool completely.
- Invert the whole pan onto waxed paper then cut into bars.
- Melt the melting chocolate and drizzle over each individual bar. Â I place mine in the freezer for a couple of minutes to harden the melted chocolate.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and store in the pantry.