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Easy and Healthy Granola Bars

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Course Snack
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 Cup Creamy Peanut butter Natural works too
  • 2/3 Cup Honey I like to use organic, unfiltered local honey
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
  • 2 Cups Quick cooking oats
  • 1 Cup Crispy cereal Rice Krispies is what we use
  • 1 Cup Add-ins like chopped nuts, chocolate, dried fruit, mini marshmallows or mini m and ms I love the Second Nature trail mixes, I chop up a cup of those to add in!
  • Chia Seeds Optional

Instructions
 

  • Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and stir together.
    2. Add a parchment sheet to an 8x8 pan and press mixture into it tightly. Use another parchment sheet on top of the mixture, and use the measuring cup to press mixture and smooth it down to pack it as tightly as possible.
    3. Freeze for 20 minutes. Remove from the freezer and cut into bars.
    4. Wrap in parchment and store in the refrigerator in a ziplock bag or a pan with a lid for up to 7-10 days.
Keyword Homemade granola bars