Friday, July 3, 2015

Granola Bars Smores Style

Granola bars can be made decadent, very healthy, or somewhere in between. This recipe falls in the somewhere in between category. Granola Bars Smores Style is a great dessert…it is a sweet ending to a meal, a healthier alternative to the decadent options in restaurants. Serve with coffee or tea and enjoy!


Ingredients and Options
2 cups uncooked oats
1 cup crushed Gluten Free Chex Cereal (Corn or Rice)
1/2 cup ground flax seed (I use Bob's Red Mill)
1/4 cup brown sugar, loosely packed
1/2 cup semi sweet or dark chocolate chips
1 cup mini marshmallows
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup Peanut Butter (I use homemade when I use peanut butter) or Nutella or Once Again Nut Butter Unsweetened and Salt Free Sunflower Seed Butter.
1/4 cup honey
3 Tbsp. unsalted butter (melted)
3 Tbsp. olive oil or walnut oil
1 Tbsp. water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon


Instructions:
· Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
· Spray a 8 x 8 or 9x9 baking dish with olive oil.
· In a mixer, combine all of the wet ingredients and mix.
· Add one dry ingredient at a time and mix to incorporate
· Pour mixture into the baking dish. Spray the back of a spatula with olive oil and press into the baking dish so it cooks evenly.
· Bake 28-30 minutes.
· Let cool completely (30-45 minutes) to “firm up” before you cut into bars.