Granola Bars

The only energy bar that I had tasted long back were our own Horlics bars which are majorly made of puffed rice and some nuts. It never impressed me and I really never wanted to have them again.

But lately, I have been seeing a lot of granola bar recipes around in the blogosphere that I got a little too tempted to try it out. Gave it a try last day and fell in love with it. Yummy and filling :)

These can be had as breakfast bars or simply for your 4 o'clock hunger calls. :)

Ingredients:

Oats - 1 cup
Corn flakes - 1/2 cup
Puffed rice - 1/4 cup
Chopped almonds - 1 tblsp
Chopped Walnuts - 1 tblsp
Raisins - 1 tblsp
Chocolate chips - 1 tblsp
Honey - 1/2 cup
Brown sugar(demerara) - 1/4 cup
Melted butter/vegetable oil - 2 tblsp

Method:

Toss oats, corn flakes, puffed rice, chopped almonds and walnuts on low flame for ten mins till they become crisp.

Allow it to cool down for a while.

Take butter, honey and sugar in a sauce pan and mix it on a medium flame until the sugar melts completely and begins to bubble. Switch off the stove when the syrup turns slightly thick.

Immediately add the tossed oats and other ingredients except chocolate chips and mix well until it is completely coated with the syrup.

Spread it evenly on a butter paper. Now add the chocolate chips and press them lightly and cover it with another sheet of butter paper. Press down gently with a rolling pin to make a smooth top. Once you have pressed it down enough to make half an inch thickness, remove the butter paper placed on top and allow it to cool for just a while. Once it comes to room temperature, cut them into bars.

Granola bars are ready to eat, enjoy with your cup of milk :)

This quantity would yield 10 to 12 bars.

Store it in an airtight container.

Note:

You can use white sugar instead of brown.

If your sugar starts to caramelize while making the syrup, simply add few tsps of water to it and then continue stirring.

The bars might be soft initially, but it would turn slightly crispy after it cools down.

Tips:

You can use dry fruits of your choice.

Add pistachios, dates, groundnuts etc to make it rich and yummy.

Written by: Nithya
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