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Easy Granola Bars Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup semi-sweet or bittersweet chips or chunks (about 3 oz.)
1/2 cup dried cranberries or cherries
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
Directions:
Directions:
Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 325º F.

Grease a 9 square inch baking pan with vegetable cooking spray. For bars' easy removal, line pan bottom and up the two sides with heavy-duty foil. Grease foil with cooking spray.

Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl. Turn into prepared pan and pat down until firmly packed. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature and freeze.

When bar is firm, use foil handles to remove from pan. Remove foil and use a long, sharp knife to cut bar into 16 1x4" bars. Can be stored in an airtight container up to 1 week or frozen.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
16 bars
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Gluten Free variation: follow recipe but instead of wheat germ, substitute 1/2 cup rolled oats finely ground in a food processor.

Per serving: 206 Calories, 31g carbohydrates, 5g protein, 8g fat (3g saturated), 8 mg cholesterol; 3g fiber, 32mg sodium

 

 

 

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