Granola bars

These granola bars are AMAZING! Once you try these, you wont want to eat the store bought ones any more. My boys absolutely LOVED these and told me over and over how delicious they are.

Here is the original recipe... I made a few changes.

• 4 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x13 inch pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine the oats, flour, baking soda, vanilla, butter or margarine, honey and brown sugar. Stir in the 2 cups assorted chocolate chips, raisins, nuts etc.
3. Lightly press mixture into the prepared pan. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes then cut into bars. Let bars cool completely in pan before removing or serving.

I used 4 cups of oatmeal and 3/4 cup of honey. I also left out the brown sugar. The first time I made them, I had forgotten to add the brown sugar. Now I leave just leave it out. I think the honey sweetens them enough. I've made cinnamon apple granola bars using 1 cup finely chopped apple and 1 tsp cinnamon. I also made banana chocolate chip using 1 ripened, mashed banana and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. You could get creative with this recipe and make any variation you like. I really want to try using crasins and white chocolate chips.