Are you looking for a good granola bar recipe?
This recipe won’t disappoint.
These delightfully chewy granola bars include all the goodness of everyone’s favorite Quaker granola bars, but without the corn syrup, refined sugar, and long list of artificial ingredients. So if you’re looking for a good granola bar recipe…
It’s staring you in the face. 🙂
Unless you are extremely tall or your computer is low to the ground.
Then it’s staring you in the belly button.
It even looks like a face. See the eyes and the nose? Those would be made out of chocolate chips. Yes, a chocolate chip face.
Are you jealous?
I am!
Oh, to live life with a chocolate chip face…
Quaker Style Chewy Granola Bars
(Can be gluten-free)
- 1 cup rolled oats (for all substitution notes, see nutrition link below)
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup rice crispies (brown, white, or gluten-free)
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp oat flour (see recipe instructions below for an easy substitution) 55g
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp coconut oil or veg oil (See nutrition link below for notes on a fat-free version.)
- 1/4 cup agave (Honey will also work, but not for strict vegans.)
- 1-2 packs stevia (up to 1/16 tsp uncut) or 1-2 tablespoons brown sugar or extra liquid sweetener
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp applesauce (banana would probably work as well, or pumpkin!)
- Ideas for the add-ins: mini chocolate chips, chopped raisins or other dried fruit, shredded coconut, chopped walnuts, etc.
Unless you’re doing the no-bake option, preheat oven to 350 F. Combine all dry ingredients and mix very well. (If you don’t have oat flour: simply grind rolled oats in a food processor to make oat flour. Be sure to measure the correct amount of flour for the recipe after grinding, not before.) In a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients. Stir wet into dry and use another sheet of parchment (or wax) paper to squish evenly-coated mixture into a parchment-lined 7×5 pan (or double the recipe for a bigger pan). Squish very, very hard, with a can or something heavy. Either fridge until firm (the no-bake option is firmer if you use coconut oil), or cook 18 minutes, then squish very hard again. Cool in the fridge for at least ten minutes before cutting into bars.
These bars can be stored at room temp, but if you use coconut oil they’re best kept in the fridge. Or they can even be frozen. The bars thaw very well. Other homemade granola bar recipes:
(Click on the photos to see the recipes.)
Do you wish you were taller?
Or shorter? Or are you happy exactly the way you are? I’m 5’5, and I always wanted to be taller when I was growing up. But now I actually like my average height. My grandpa used to say that you’re tall enough as long as your feet touch the ground. How are grandparents so wise? 🙂
oh and I always wanted to be tall enough to eat leaves like a giraffe. I would get in trouble for eating spinach at hometown buffet from my hand held up high above my head so I could stretch my neck up and grab it. Good times…
What a coincidence! I was JUST looking for a good granola recipe! How did you know?
i am about 5’4 and a quarter :p and mostly i’m good with that, but anytime i wish it was different i wish i was a little shorter.
i love all my 5′ heels though. they’re the best
ps. when and how will you be announcing the winner of the vita mix??
Sorry, haven’t decided on a date yet. But I’ll announce the winner on the blog :).
I love the look of these granola bars. I love my somewhat short height (5’2.5″). I love wise grandparents. 🙂
I’m 5’5″ and feel the same way, when I used to play basketball in high school I was envious of the taller girls. Two of my best friends are 5’8″ and they always complain that it’s more difficult to find pants if you’re thin and tall, or even date as a female that is even 5’8″. They always have to wear flats to the bars so they don’t scare guys off.
LOL!!! I used to think I’d scare guys off by being super shorter than them. But then I saw a pic of Kris Humphries and KIm K. and I relaxed 🙂
I’ve mostly made peace with my lack of height. I still like to joke when someone says they want to be taller. “I can fix that. Give me a rope and two cars and I can make you taller.”
hi, quick question: every time i want to pint a recipe (which is quite often, like today!) I cant find a quick print option for just the recipe — am i missing it?
Thanks,
LA
Nope, I don’t have one.
It’s a plugin you need to install, and I can’t do it because there’s a corrupt plugin on my system at the moment and so I can’t add any more! 🙁
That’s a really great saying from your grandpa! I’m 5’5 too and I love it. I was always short enough that I never felt awkward on a date but it’s not so short that I had a problem buying clothes! I had a friend in high school that was 5’1 and she had the hardest time finding clothes that fit right. These granola bars looks awesome, I love that they are chewy!
I’m 4 foot 11 inches tall, even in high heels I’m only about 5′ 2″ or 5′ 3″ so I’m still quite short! I have no waist at all. I’ve never had pants that really fit me, capri’s are like I’ve shrunk my regular pants and regular pants need inches cut off. I wish I was 5′ 7″ so that my legs actually had some length.
I just had to comment to say how cute and hilarious this post was, with the chocolate chip face staring me in the face (or belly button)!