Before I moved my neighbor shared with me a homemade chewy granola bar recipe that is YUM-Mee!! What a fun treat for kids! I like to serve them with some cut up fruit or carrot sticks for an after school snack. They are super easy to make and use ingredients that I usually have on hand. The bars pictured are a little thicker than usual. My boys were having friends over so I tried to double the recipe and baked it in a 9×13 pan. I think that if I double it again I will use a jelly roll pan. We like them best a little thinner (They seem to stay together better that way too). Thanks for sharing the recipe Kaley! We sure miss having you next door!
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Homemade Chewy Granola Bars
Ingredients
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- 2 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
- 1/2 cup rice krispy cereal
- 1/4 cup coconut
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix together until combined. Press into a square 8×8 pan.
- Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes and score into bars.
- Let it set completely and then cut into bars.
- Enjoy!
YUM! I made these for my kids today. I doubled the recipe, and baked it in a 1/2 bakers sheet…roughly 13×18"? They turned out great! Thank you for another great recipe!
I made these today and they were wonderful! I felt like I was eating a healthy version of a chocolate chip oatmeal cookie. Yum yum! After an hour they stuck together really well in bars. (After only 10 minutes they were still kind of falling apart a bit.) I used my 9×13 pan instead of an 8×8 and they were perfect. Thanks for the great recipe. Jed loves snacks like this!
I have made these so many times, and while my kids love them, I usually end up eating most of them! Such a great and healthy snack. I have found that they stay together much better and are still chewy if they are cooked in a 9×13 pan. The 8×8 pan bars were always crumbly, although they were still quite delicious!
i come back to this recipe again and again….LOVE it so much. a new staple in our house! we have been trying to cut out processed foods, so this is a great substitute for my granola bar loving husband!
I made these yesterday – so easy and super delicious!
It makes me wonder why our packaged stuff has to have strange ingredients that I cannot pronounce…
These are the real deal!!!
My children would LOVE these!
Ooh, I've got to try these, I swear just one of my four sons keeps Sunbelt in business because he eats so many granola bars!
yummy! i have a recipe of chewy granola bars but it uses peanut butter and karo syrup. i kind of like the honey idea instead of the karo syrup. that recipe is my kids' favorite after school snack or fhe snack! i love your blog! (I am Jed's uncle's wife) by the way. i remember all of you guys at the wedding of jed and erin! 🙂
Hum. I REALLY need to stop reading this blog if I am going to lose any baby weight!
These look delicious. In fact, it all looks delicious. Great blog.
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Yum!!! I am always looking for fun, easy snacks for after school. I'll for sure have to try these!!!
What's not to love with those? Yummy!
these look very fun to try. And you are right, I think i have all this stuff in my pantry now too
W eat a lot of granola bars and I can't wait to try these. Thanks for the recipe.
how fun! I cant wait to try these!!
I am soooo digging these. I always see recipes w/ peanutbutter and I have been looking for one without it. Thanks!!