Home Made Granola Bars

Delicious Home Made Granola Bars
(an easy recipe even children can help with)

Preheat oven to 325 F
Grease 9x13 pan

Combine:
4 1/2 C old fashioned oats
1 C wheat flour or all purpose
2 t baking soda
2/3 C melted butter
3/4 C honey
1/3 C dark brown sugar

Options:
1 t vanilla, 1 C raisins, 1 C nuts

Or

1 t almond extract, 1 C dried cherries, 1 C white chocolate chips

Or

1 t vanilla, 1 C chocolate chips, 1 C nuts of your choice

Or

1 t vanilla & 2 C mini chocolate chips

Combine ingredients (adding options last) and then press into the pan and bake for 20 ish minutes. Let cool, cut, enjoy!
I like to freeze after cutting and then toss into individual snack bags for on the go munching!

Pictured is tonight's batch of door county cherry with white chocolate &almonds!

If you try this recipe and use different "mix ins" -

 please leave a comment we can share with others!

ENJOY!!!!

May your paths be abundantly filled with lemons, sugar, sunshine, and large pans of crunchy homemade goodies to share with those you love!

Crystal is a church musician, babywearing mama (aka crunchy mama), business owner, active journaler, writer and blogger, Blog Tour Manager with WOW! Women on Writing, Publicist with Dream of Things Publishing, as well as a dairy farmer. She lives in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin with her husband, four young children (Carmen 8, Andre 7, Breccan 2, and Delphine 11 months), two dogs, two rabbits, four little piggies, a handful of cats and kittens, and over 230 Holsteins.

You can find Crystal riding unicorns, blogging and reviewing books, baby carriers, cloth diapers, and all sorts of other stuff at:http://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/ and here: http://bringonlemons.blogspot.com/