Granola Bars

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This recipe for granola bars is pretty good. It originally came from Rebecca, and you can alter it any way you like. Here is the base recipe for a peanut butter granola bar
2 cups oats
2/3-3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup wheat bran or wheat germ
1/4 cup flaxseed meal
1 T. sesame seeds
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. cinnamon (I use about half of this)
1 cup flour (I use half white and half wheat)
1/2 cup mini Reese's pieces peanut butter chips
1/2 cup peanuts, chopped
1/3 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup honey
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla

Heat honey and peanut butter for about 30 seconds in the microwave, add egg, oil, and vanilla. Pour it over all of the other ingredients and bake it at 350 for 17 minutes in a 9x 13 pan. It makes 18 bars. I double it and put in a jelly roll pan and get 36 bars instead. They freeze really well.
For an almond kind, use 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup of honey with no peanut butter, add almonds instead of peanuts, add 1/2 cup coconut, 1/2 cup chocolate chips instead of the peanut chips, and 1/2 tsp. almond extract.

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  1. StefMay 23, 2021 at 1:49 PM

    Here's the version I like:
    2 cups oats
    1/4 cup brown sugar
    1/4 cup wheat bran or wheat germ
    1/4 cup flaxseed meal
    3/4 tsp. salt
    1 cup whole wheat flour
    1/2 cup almonds, chopped
    1/2 cup chocolate chips
    1/3 cup peanut butter
    1/3 cup canola oil
    1/4 cup honey
    1/2 cup coconut
    1 egg
    2 tsp. vanilla

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  2. StefSeptember 13, 2023 at 11:38 AM

    Never mind, here's my updated version:
    2 cups oats
    1/4 cup wheat bran or wheat germ
    1/4 cup flaxseed meal
    3/4 tsp. salt
    1 cup whole wheat flour
    3/4 cup almonds or pecans, chopped
    1/2 cup chocolate chips
    1/3 cup peanut butter
    1/3 cup olive oil
    1/3 cup honey
    1/2 cup coconut
    1 egg
    2 tsp. vanilla

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