Oat, Cashew, and Chocolate Granola Bars
A sweet, chewy granola bar with oats, cashew, and chocolate.
Servings: 16
Cost: $4.00
Equipment
- 9 x 13 Baking Dish
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1 1/2 cup Puffed Rice Cereal (like Rice Krispies)
- 1/3 cup roughly chopped Toasted Cashews
- 150 grams Dark Chocolate, roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup Unsalted Butter (see note)
- 1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1/3 cup Honey
- 1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt (omit if using salted cashews)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 inch pan and line with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, rice cereal, cashews, and dark chocolate.
- Melt the butter in the microwave or in a small pan over medium heat. When melted, immediately stir in the brown sugar, honey, vanilla, and salt. Pour the liquids over the dry ingredients and stir until evenly combined.
- Firmly press the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake until golden brown on the top, 18-20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes and slice into bars.
- Wrap the bars individually in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.
Notes
Reduce the brown sugar if you prefer a less sweet bar. Recipe made with adaptations from Cook Lisa Cook.