Yummy!

Hello down there!

I just made the best granola bars, and have to share the recipe with you!

2 1/2 cups rolled oats (not the quick kind)
2 cups crisp rice (not rice crispies- you want the generic kind without added sugar)
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
2/3 cup softened butter or margarine
2/3 cup honey
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups of goodies- dried cranberries, blueberries, almonds, walnuts, white chocolate, m&ms, etc (I used chopped almonds and carob chips)

1. Preheat oven to 325 and lightly grease 13x9 baking pan
2. Mix first group of ingredients (it's fun to use your hands) then fold in the goodies.
3. Firmly press mixture into pan. Bake for 18 minutes. Take pan out if oven and press mixture down again. Bake an additional 2-4 minutes.
4. Let bars cool for 10 minutes before cutting them- for chewy bars keep pressing them down as they cool.
5. Cut bars and let them sit to cool completely before removing them from the pan.

These are seriously the best granola bars I have ever had- they really beat the store bought kind and are a lot healthier. You can modify the recipe as you like (replace some butter with applesauce or banana) to make it low-fat or add lots of chocolate for a sweeter treat.

Enjoy!


P.S.- And because I know you only read this to see pictures of Rowan: