Desserts Easy & Quick

It Takes 20 Minutes To Bake This Healthy Treat!

I always like having a granola bar in my purse for those times when my hunger pains strike and I need something quickly.  The downside to store-bought granola bars is all the sugar that goes in them, so I decided to make my own so that I could control the ingredients.  I found this recipe for Easy Granola Bars at Allrecipes.com and it takes about 20 minutes to bake…very easy and quick!  Plus I love how you can put pretty much anything you want in them.  I modified this recipe according to what I had in my kitchen.  Instead of almonds I used sunflower seeds; instead of dried cranberries I used goji berries…which I recently learned are a great antioxidant.  So play with this recipe as you like and let me know what fun flavour combinations you come up with.  Enjoy!

EASY GRANOLA BARS

3 cups quick-cooking oats
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13 inch pan.

In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sweetened condensed milk, butter, coconut, almonds, chocolate chips and cranberries with your hands until well blended. Press flat into the prepared pan.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, depending on how crunchy you want them. Lightly browned just around the edges will give you moist, chewy bars. Let cool for 5 minutes, cut into squares then let cool completely before serving.

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