Granola Bars

Healthy Snacks always a welcomed thing, here is Breakfast Granola or Snack Granola during the day and evening when you feel hungry or meet to munch on something.

Recipe is from Big Bolder Baker by Gemma Stafford.

• 6 tablespoons (3oz/85g) butter, melted
• 1/3 cup (5oz/142g) honey
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 cups (9oz/255g) rolled oats
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup (1 ½oz/43g) coconut, shredded and unsweetened
• 1/2 cup (2 ½oz/71g) dried cranberries, or raisins
• 1/2 cup (2 ½oz/71g) almonds, chopped
• 1 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate, melted for tipping at the end

Pour the mixture into 9 X 12 inches pan with baking sheet (buttered)

Bake 180 C 25 to 30 mins

Notes :-

I melt the liquid ingredients in the microwave oven and check on them every 15 seconds and give it a stir to make sure the butter and sugar are melted and not burnt. Around 2 minutes, it should be ready. 

Butter may be replaced with Coconut oil 

Maple Syrup may be replaced by Honey

May add in 2 ripe medium size banana

Since my oven is quite hot, I bake them for 20 minutes first to check on them.

This was a bit too sticky. On her blog, she mentioned how to prevent this :

This can happen if you don’t allow the syrup base of the bars to properly come together. To avoid this, I suggest letting the butter melt all the way, then add in the brown sugar, honey, and maple syrup. Don’t be tempted to over stir this mixture, either. Just allow the sugar to naturally dissolve.

After the sugar has dissolved, allow this to simmer over low heat for just a few minutes. This should yield the perfect result! If your granola bars are coming out a bit sticky, it may also mean they need to be baked longer, as after baking they should be crunchy on the outside and hold together on the inside.

To avoid being too crunchy, she suggests to bake exactly the same time suggested in the middle rack of oven and press them well into the pan.

Another trick to getting them to the perfect texture is to really press the oat mixture down into the lined pan before baking the bars. This will compact the oats and all the mix-ins, making sure that the whole mix bakes and toasts up evenly from corner to corner.