Hard Caribbean Breakfast Snack

Honey Spiced Granola Bars

Name: Honey Spiced Granola Bars
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 36 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 cup quick-cooking oats; 0.5 cups raisins , Optional; 0.25 cups wheat germ; 0.25 cups whole-wheat flour; 0.25 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder , Optional; 1.5 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 0.5 teaspoons ground allspice; 0.5 teaspoons salt; 0.5 cups applesauce; 0.33 cups honey; 1 egg; 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract

Total Time

58 min

22m prep · 36m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Hard

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A recipe I twiddled and tweaked to come up with. It has a distinct taste of honey, and the spices are allowed to shine through. Sometimes, I add some cocoa powder for that subtle taste. Hope you like this, its one of the first recipes I managed to really tweak up nicely.

Ingredients

1 cup quick-cooking oats
0.5 cups raisins , Optional
0.25 cups wheat germ
0.25 cups whole-wheat flour
0.25 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder , Optional
1.5 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
0.5 teaspoons ground allspice
0.5 teaspoons salt
0.5 cups applesauce
0.33 cups honey
1 egg
1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
2

Mix oats, raisins, wheat germ, whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle.
3

Whisk applesauce, honey, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until combined; pour into well of dry ingredients. Stir with two spoons until fully incorporated. Pour and press batter into prepared baking pan.
4

Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 20 minutes. Remove from pan and cool for about 10 minutes before slicing into 12 pieces.