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    • Honey Crunch granola Bars

      Homemade crunchy Granola Bars These delicious Honey Crunch granola bars are similar in both taste and texture to the Nature valley granola bars.

      You'll Need:


      4 C. quick oats
      1 c. Packed brown sugar
      1/2 c. Butter, melted
      1/2 c. honey
      1 tsp. vanilla
      1/2 tsp. salt

      In a large bowl combine all ingredients: mix well. Press firmly
      into well greased 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch jelly roll pan. Bake at 450 for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Cool and cut into bars.

      For a bit of variety add 1/2 - 2/3 cup chopped nuts, seeds or raisins.

      For cinnamon Granola Bars- add 1 tsp cinnamon with the rest of the ingredients.
      For Cinnamon Apple Granola Bars- add 1/2 c. finely chopped DRIED Apples, 1 tsp cinnamon
      Comments 11 Comments
      1. Recipequeen123's Avatar
        These look easy and quick to do. I'm all for that. Will be making these this weekend. Yummm.
      1. fosterfamily5's Avatar
        A potato mashed works great for pressing the mix, makes it nice and even. Just spray it with cooking spray so it doesn't stick.
      1. tsalding's Avatar
        Yum! The best part is, I have everything in my pantry.
      1. Angelus's Avatar
        This is exactly what I've been looking for. Going to make up a batch, or two tomorrow. Thanks for a great site.
      1. Angelus's Avatar
        Just got back from the grocery store, where I got the ingredients for these, and a dozen other recipes from this site. When I've recuperated from the shopping trip, I'll get started making stuff. My last post here is not here...what happened?
      1. Angelus's Avatar
        Oops, just found it, my bad!
      1. FreebieQueen's Avatar
        lol, I was just about to ask you Where you posted Glad you're enjoying the site, feel free to share photos of your finished recipes- we have a big album area on the site too:

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      1. Angelus's Avatar
        Just finished making these bars...and what a mess. The edges burned, cutting them caused crumbs jumping every where, and my hand hurts from the cutting. Will I bother to make them again? You bet! One bite made it all worth it. These are an improvement on Nature Valley, which I love. I did not change anything in the recipe, just followed the suggestion, and added chopped almonds and dried cranberries. I'm going to be making these a lot. Thanks for a great recipe. Oh boy, I love this site!!!
      1. Angelus's Avatar
        After making these bars, letting them cool, cutting and wrapping, (plastic snack bags) I got one out for my breakfast this morning. It was soft!!! How can I fix this and avoid it happening in the future? I made up a bunch of ready to use mixes with all the dry ingredients so I just have to add the moist stuff, and I'm ready to go. Please tell me there is a way to keep these bars crunchy.
      1. Angelus's Avatar
        I posted a few hours ago, but don't see it. My granola bars have gone from crunchy to soft and chewy. I let them cool, put them in plastic bags, and by the next morning they were not how they had been. Is there any way to crisp them again? I tried putting them in the oven on very low and it helped a bit, but they are still too soft. How can I avoid this in the future, and how do I make sure that my posts will show up?
      1. FreebieQueen's Avatar
        My granola bars have gone from crunchy to soft and chewy. I let them cool, put them in plastic bags, and by the next morning they were not how they had been. Is there any way to crisp them again?
        I would put them back in the oven for 4-5 minutes. I'm not sure why they went soft, unless there was still alot of moisture in them.

        When we made them, we used old-fashioned oats rather than quick oats. You might want to leave lynn a msg on her wall and ask her if she's had this trouble, (it's her recipe !)

        how do I make sure that my posts will show up?
        Your posts are showing. This may be due to the cache settings of the site- which are in place to make the content load faster. Also, please note that article comments are moderated due to the settings allowing guests to post.

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