Wholesome Granola Bar Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Spread the oats and coconut evenly across a baking sheet.
• Toast oats and coconut in preheated oven until browned, about 10 minutes; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Mix honey, peanut butter, vanilla extract, and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until smooth. Pour the honey mixture over the oats and coconut; stir to coat. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until beginning to dry, about 15 minutes for crunchy granola bars, less if you like them chewy. Cool completely before cutting.

Steps:

• Butter or spray 8x8-inch baking pan.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine granola, oatmeal, cranberries, raisins, flour, almonds, and cinnamon in large mixing bowl.
• In smaller bowl, lightly beat egg whites. Stir in honey, brown sugar, and oil.
• Stir in honey mixture into dry ingredients until all coated.
• Press evenly into pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let cool fully then cut into bars.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. In mixing bowl cream 1/2 cup butter and powdered sugar; stir in flour. With lightly floured fingers, pat dough into ungreased 9x9 inch pan. Bake 10 minutes. Remove; cool 10 minutes. Spread jam evenly over crust. Combine in a bowl remaining 1/4 cup melted butter, honey, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in oats, granola, pecans, and chocolate. Pat firmly over jam layer. Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool; cut into squares. Yield: 16 bars