Today’s Star: The Granola Bar!
A snack for our house must be under $.20 per serving for me to consider buying or making it. That gives me plenty of room to purchase string cheese on sale, granola bars on sale etc. When not on sale, granola bars may range between $.33 to .60 per bar! However, baking granola bars puts them under $0.20 every time, depending on what I decide to add to them. This way, I sometimes let the neighbor kids enjoy our snacks without cringing inside every time my kids ask their friends if they are hungry. I will share any baked goods we have, and neighbor friends are always welcome to our pretzels!
These granola bars are perfect. They are chewy, which is how my kids like them. They are a good base to add anything you feel like putting in. Dried fruit, nuts, seeds, chocolate chips, etc. I pack them in my kids lunches, I have a container of them for snacks, and we always eat them pretty quick, so I can’t tell you the shelf life on them.
I promise next week I’ll post food ideas that do not have a recipe!! I know you don’t want to spend your lives in the kitchen. Tomorow’s dessert post requires no baking or cooking.
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Posted: August 21st, 2008 under Proteins, Snacks, Whole Grains.
Tags: granola bar recipe, healthy granola bars, healthy snack ideas
Comments
Comment from Amy
Time August 21, 2008 at 6:14 am
Thank you Tatiana, I thought all of the mom’s out there were ready to strangle me thinking they want to eat healthy but have no time to cook.
Comment from cathy
Time August 21, 2008 at 6:27 am
Oh good! I’m always looking for a good granola bar recipe, and these do look good. I like the way you drizzled the chocolate across – that might be just enough to make any granola bar irresistible to my kids!
Comment from Amy
Time August 21, 2008 at 6:30 am
My 5 year old thought they were Fiber One bars, which he loves. They drizzle too.
Comment from Julie P
Time August 21, 2008 at 6:40 am
This is fabulous. We love the Fiber 1 bars, so hearing they are like those is a bonus. We get the Fiber 1 bars for 25 cents each at Costco, so I’m really excited to try these and save.
Comment from robyn
Time August 21, 2008 at 7:53 am
I just printed off the recipe and can’t wait to try…
how much do you put of dried fruit, choc chips, etc? 1/4 cup?, 1/2 cup?
Comment from Kristie
Time August 21, 2008 at 8:34 am
those look really good, amy. when ever I read your posts, I am always amazed at what you do. incredible, that is what you are!
Comment from Amy
Time August 21, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Julie, they don’t actually taste like the fiber 1 bars (which I love too), they just looked like them to my 5 year old.
Robyn, I keep it to 2 cups total, not more.
Kristie, the only thing i’m great at is eating! I’m the queen of eating.
Comment from Natalie
Time August 21, 2008 at 5:31 pm
i had not even thought about making our own granola bars…but i have been non stop annoyed by the ingredients in the store bought ones that i can’t even pronounce. i can’t wait to try these!!!
Comment from Amy
Time August 21, 2008 at 5:40 pm
It’s true Natalie. The other thing I like about this recipe is that it has ingredients that are always in my cupboards. Sometimes recipes have strange ingredients that I never keep on hand.
Comment from libby
Time August 21, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Thanks for sharing. I’ve already printed the recipe out and can’t wait to try it.
Libby
Comment from Diane
Time August 22, 2008 at 6:48 pm
I would love to have the recipe for these they look so yummy!!!!!
Comment from Amy
Time August 23, 2008 at 4:03 am
Did you find the recipe Diane, it’s right here for you. http://www.superhealthykids.com/granolabars.html
Comment from Lisa
Time August 27, 2008 at 12:12 pm
So Ididn’t even click off the page I went straight to my cupboards and whipped them up they were so easy and so yummy, thank you for the recipe I had just put granola bars on my list since my kids eat them so fast I needed more now I dont. Thanks again love your blog!
Comment from Kristi
Time October 24, 2008 at 2:14 pm
How many granola bars does this recipe make?
Comment from Amy
Time October 24, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Hi Kristi,
This recipe is enough for an 11 X 13 pan. So it depends on how big you cut them. I like to cut them once down the length of the pan, and then cut them across. I probably get 16 good size bars out of it.
Comment from Suzanne
Time March 23, 2010 at 7:48 am
I just made these for my 2 year old twins, and they are gobbling them up – delicious! One question, though…is it just me, or between the brown sugar and the honey is there an awful lot of sugar? Have you ever tried cutting back on either the sugar or honey? Also, any ideas for making them more chewy than crispy? Thanks so much – love the blog!
Comment from Amy
Time March 23, 2010 at 7:52 am
Good call Suzanne- I think there IS too much sugar! When I first wrote this recipe, it seemed good at the time, but now with us eating better and better, I think I would cut back on the sugar next time.
I haven’t made these in awhile. But they were chewy when we made them. I’m sure if we didn’t gobble them up right away, they would probably get crispier with sitting out. I always slightly under cook things and they seem to be on the chewy side rather than the crispy side.
I will work on a new HEALTHIER granola bar!!
Comment from Mari
Time August 6, 2010 at 10:15 am
Best, Best, Best (one more time???) Best recipe! I made this last night because I wanted to get a head start on ready to eat snacks/breakfasts. By the time morning came around, I think my husband and I ate more than we should’ve, considering it was 2AM!
A few comments/questions:
* I used a 11 x 13 pan but it was way too big. How think are your bars in an 11 x 13 pan? I ended up using a 9 x 9 pan. Did I mess up somewhere?
*A previous poster commented on cutting back on the sugar. I halved the brown sugar and used agave syrup instead of the honey. Agave is considerably lower in sugar and tastes delicious!
*I also noticed that some of the edge pieces were crunchy – no problem! I used them as granola for my yogurt.
AWESOME recipe – I will be bookmarking this site and using ALOT of the recipes!
Comment from Amy
Time August 6, 2010 at 10:46 am
I’m glad you liked them Mari. I actually haven’t made them in so long, that I don’t remember how thick they were. If you prefer them thick, then I would definitely keep it to a 9X9 pan.
I’m so glad the lower sugar still worked. I’ll be making that change as well. 
Comment from Tatiana
Time August 21, 2008 at 6:09 am
No! I love you posting with recipes too! I love trying new things. You always have such great ideas and recipes!