Granola Bars

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: All-Star Healthy Makeover

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (33)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
40 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
16 (2-inch) squares

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 40 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

8 ounces old-fashioned rolled oats, about 2 cups
1 1/2 ounces raw sunflower seeds, about 1/2 cup
3 ounces sliced almonds, about 1 cup
1 1/2 ounces wheat germ, about 1/2 cup
6 ounces honey, about 1/2 cup
1 3/4 ounces dark brown sugar, about 1/4 cup packed
1-ounce unsalted butter, plus extra for pan
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 1/2 ounces chopped dried fruit, any combination of apricots, cherries or blueberries

Directions

Butter a 9 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Spread the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, and wheat germ onto a half-sheet pan. Place in the oven and toast for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In the meantime, combine the honey, brown sugar, butter, extract and salt in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until the brown sugar has completely dissolved.

Once the oat mixture is done, remove it from the oven and reduce the heat to 300 degrees F. Immediately add the oat mixture to the liquid mixture, add the dried fruit, and stir to combine. Turn mixture out into the prepared baking dish and press down, evenly distributing the mixture in the dish and place in the oven to bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares and store in an airtight container for up to a week.

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Laura Renton, WA 02-09-2010
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do you have to use a sqaure dish?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Question...Will a pie dish work fine for this recipe instead of a square dish? that's all i have...
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chris newport, NC 02-09-2010
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Tasty
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Great for the trail, (very filling) they keep well also. Cut before they cool all the way, they dry harder than I would have... though. Will make again.Read more
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Sonya Austin, TX 01-25-2010
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didn't have enough honey
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This is a great recipe. However, the second time doing it, I did not have enough honey. I had marshmallows and used them in... the sauce pan when melting the butter and brown sugar together. I combined all ingredients and baked. My result was ooey gooey and fell apart. Just a heads up, folks. Do not substitute with marshmallows.Read more
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Karen Hartman Stanley, AP 01-04-2010
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Delicious
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

We really liked these bars. I used pumpkin seeds and sliced almonds with blueberries, cranberries and apricots. I used a 9... X13 pan bc I don't have an 8X8 and they turned out great. I will try and tweak it next time with a little less brown sugar and honey....Will definately make again. Read more
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Kacie Long Beach, CA 11-29-2009
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That's some good stuff!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This is the 2nd granola bar recipe I tried and this is what I'm talkin' about! Easy to make, crunchy and delicious! Instead... of sliced almonds, I had whole almonds, which I chopped. I also added about a 1/4 cup of white chocolate chips which probably makes it more sweet than the actual recipe, but it's still good! I love that I can taste the honey and it was crunchy enough to withstand milk in a bowl! I can't wait to make these again! Read more
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Mike West Fargo, ND 11-18-2009
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cure for crumbling
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I agree with person right before me that you have to get them out of the pan while still a little warm. To dramatically... reduce the crumbling, right after I toast the seeds/grains I put them in the blender for a few pulses. I don't make a complete powder out of it, but just enough powder to fill the cracks and cut the size of each seed/grain down a bit. This really cuts down on the crumbling both during cutting and eating. BTW, I use the ingredients exactly as the recipe states except I prefer my sunflower seeds to not have shells on them. Read more