My girlfriend brought these granola bars over for a playgroup one morning and ever since they've been a staple! My son requests them almost daily so I usually triple the recipe and make 2 trays so we have plenty on hand.
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.75 cups packed brown sugar
- 0.75 cups raisins , Optional
- 0.5 cups wheat germ
- 0.75 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 0.75 teaspoons salt
- 0.5 cups honey
- 0.5 cups vegetable oil
- 1 egg , beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
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2
Combine oats, flour, brown sugar, raisins, wheat germ, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center; pour in honey, oil, egg, and vanilla; mix well using your hands. Pat evenly into the prepared pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until bars begin to turn golden at the edges, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow bars to cool completely before cutting or they will be too hard to cut.
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