Showing posts with label Granola/Cereal Bars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Granola/Cereal Bars. Show all posts

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Energy Bars

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 2 Tblsp. Honey
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2/3 cup nuts, chopped
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2 cups granola cereal
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350°. Place all ingredients in large mixing bowl. Blend well. Pat into greased 8 inch square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool and cut into 16 bars.

Nutri-Grain Bar Clone

  • 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
  • 2 ½ cup quick oats
  • ¾ cup butter
  • 12 oz. Preserves or jam
  • 1 Tblsp. Water

Preheat oven to 375°. Melt butter. Combine cake mix and oats with melted butter until mixture is crumbly. Measure about 3 cups of this mixture into a greased 9 x 13 pan. Press firmly into pan to cover the bottom. Combine preserves and water; spoon over crumb mixture in pan, and spread evenly. Cover with remaining crumb mixture. Pat firmly to make top even. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes- top should be very light brown. Cool completely before cutting.

Cereal Yogurt Bars

  • 2 cups Raisin Bran cereal
  • ¾ cup flour
  • ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • ½ tsp. Cinnamon
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 8 oz. strawberry low-fat yogurt
  • 2 Tblsp. Flour

Mix cereal, ¾ cup flour, sugar, and cinnamon in small bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press ½ of the mixture firmly in the bottom of greased 8-inch square baking pan. Mix yogurt, egg, and 2 Tblsp. Flour in another small bowl. Spread over cereal mixture in pan; sprinkle with remaining cereal mixture. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

Granola Bars

  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup honey
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ½ cup raisins or peanuts
  • 3 ½ cups granola ( can use 2 cups oatmeal & 1 ½ cups Rice Krispies)

Butter 9” inch square pan. Set aside. In large saucepan combine brown sugar and honey- cook over medium heat until boiling. Remove from heat- Stir in peanut butter until melted and blended. Stir in granola mix and raisins until well coated. Press into pan. Cut in 3” x 1” in bars.

Makes 27 - 3” x 1” bars