Granola Bars

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Fantastic - My whole family likes these bars and they're easy to make. I've made this recipe many times and sometimes vacuum seal and ship them to relatives who live in other states. They also last for at least a week in the fridge and are perfect to eat as a hold over between meals.

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Making these for the 2nd time. Husband loved them. No problem with them falling apart. I made sure to use the weight measurement. Going to try without the nuts as I don't like nuts. to press down I just buttered parchment paper and then used another flat pan to press hard. Will keep making much better and cheaper than the ones in the store.

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Wow,super delicious! Me and my boyfriend love these granola bars!!! I swapped the regular butter for peanut butter(great taste and the brown sugar for Stevia(can't tell the difference and less calories! It became a tradition for us to make them every Sunday so we have a healthy and delicious snack for throughout the week! Thanks,Alton!

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I was quiet surprised the first time I made it, it turned out good (despite a few reviews of theirs falling apart. However, the second time was a different story. They were great! Indeed they are tons better than store bought! I tweaked the recipe some by adding cashews, cinnamon and nutmeg. Very aromatic and yummy! My only problem was not making a bigger batch!

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Way better than any store bought granola bars. Key is small fruit, I used a food processor to make the pieces really small so they would incorporate better into the rest of the mixture. I will be trying different kinds next. I never had a sticking issue. I just sprayed pam in a pyrex. Then I let them stand over night to cool. Cut them first thing in the morning.

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I like most of Alton Brown's recipes but this one just did not work. It's been 3 days and our pan of sticky, gooey "bars" hasn't dried out enough to hold together. It's also far too sweet to be nutritious. I might as well just dip a spoon of honey in sugar because that's what this tastes like.

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These are great! Used whole flax seed instead of wheat germ and did not 'cook' the sugar/honey mixture. As long as the sugar is melted, you are good. Baked it using parchment paper long enough to hang over the sides of pan (buttered pan and paper, so after it cooled, you can take it out in one piece and cut them. Also, I cut the baking time back to 20 min. They were chewy and delicious! Have made them several times using different add ins.

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I agree that for me, the recipe is a bit too sweet so I use less (i loosely fill the 1/4cup measure for brown sugar. To address the sticking pan issue, I use silicone muffin pans for individual servings that are easy to take out of the pan. I don't pack each well completely so as to have a smaller serving to snack on. The flexibility of the pans makes it a cinch removing the granola from the pan. (I also use silicone mini muffin pans, and those make perfect size snacks to pop in your mouth

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I really like this recipe, they are so much tastier than store-bought bars. This recipe is a great base, I will try adding other ingredients to make different flavors, but it's excellent as-is, too. I followed recipe almost exactly (besides adding dried mango, cranberry and plum to the cherry, apricot, blueberry mix- and adding a little less dried fruit than the 6oz, seemed like too much for my tastes. Once cooled about 20-25 mins, they sliced just fine with minimal crumbling (and they weren't even completely cooled, were still a tad warm. So no problems with the crumbling for me. Thanks, Alton!

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I made this before I read the reviews. Didn't know you had to let it cool completely in the pan before cutting. I removed it from pan after 20 minutes and it fell apart and I ended up with Granola. Couldn't wait. It is really good. Will make again. Thanks Alton for the recipe.