Chewy Oatmeal Cookie
These granola bars came out like a chewy oatmeal cookie because of the applesauce, which softens the oats. Double this recipe to fit in a 9 by 9 square pan.
1 c granola
¼ crispy rice
¼ c + 2T oat flour (55 g)
1T veg oil
3 T maple syrup
1 ½ T bron sugar
1/8 t salt
2 T applesauce
Mix wet and dry igredients separately, then mix dry ingredients into the wet. Press into a pan lined with parchment and bake at 350 for 18 minutes. Cut when cool.
Chewy granola bar
These taste like a sweet rice krispie treat. They are shiny and crispy.
1 c granola
½ c crispy rice
2 T oat flour
2 T veg oil
1 T brown rice syrup
1 ½ T maple syrup
1/8 t fine salt
(1 t vanilla)
Cook all ingredients, except for granola and rice in a saucepan, adding the oat flour last, until simmering. Then stir in granola and rice. (The rice krispie method). Press into a 4 by 7 pan and cut when cool. This recipe is scaled to make thin crispy rice hearts. For regular sized rice krispie treats (1.5 in thick), triple the recipe and press into a 13 by 9 in pan.
Crunchy granola bar (yet to try from BI)
2 1/3 c (7 oz) granola
½ c chopped nuts
¼ c honey
¼ c brown sugar (1.75 oz)
1 t vanilla
2/3 t cinnamon
Cook honey and sugar, then add vanilla and cinnamon. Stir in mixed dries to the sugar mixture and press into 8 by 8 in pan. Bake 350 for 18 mins or just let cool. Cut bars when cool.