Healthy food isn’t inherently fun, but homemade cereal treats always are! Granola bars are designed to give you a boost of energy in a small, convenient package. Easy to make, super healthy, and fabulous when they’re crunchy, they taste better than the ones from the shelf. You know all the ingredients in it, and there aren’t any preservatives or other pre-packaged food additives. These granola bars are about the simplest thing that ever was. No baking. It takes about 10 minutes to toast over the stove, make caramel, mix together, and 15 minutes to firm up in the fridge. We made a typical fall mix with cereals, nuts, and seeds like pumpkin and sunflower, but there are endless possibilities for add-ins. So you can create your own favorite version!
Makes 8 bars
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Ingredients list for cereal bars with honey and Coco
- 1 3/4 oz (50g) rolled oats
- 1 3/4 oz (50g) grated coconut
- 1 3/4 oz (50g) sunflower seeds
- 1 3/4 oz (50g) pumpkin seeds
- 1 oz (30g) chopped walnuts (or pistachios, hazelnuts …)
- 1 oz (30g) dried cranberries
- 2/3 oz (20g) raisins
- 2 oz (65g) unsalted butter
- 2 oz (55g) good-quality honey
- 1 1/3 oz (40g) of sugar
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Directions
1. Pour the oats, coconut, sunflower seeds, pumpkin, and nuts into a non-stick pan. Toast for ten minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly (be careful, coconut is delicate and can burn quickly!). Remove from heat, let cool, and add cranberries and raisins.
2. In a saucepan, melt the butter with honey and sugar. Bring to a boil and cook for 8 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly. After 8 minutes, drop a bit of the mixture into a glass of cold water: if it forms a small, soft ball, the caramel is ready.
3. Add the dry ingredients to the caramel. Mix well and spread over a baking pan previously lined with parchment paper. Compress very well with your hands or the bottom of a jar and let cool. Unmold and cut the bars when the preparation is still warm.
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