Granola bar recipes?
#170255 - 04/15/05 03:39 PM
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SarahFroggy
Reged: 01/08/04
Posts: 40
Loc: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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greetings,
i've been having cravings for granola bars like the quaker ones that you can buy at thes store. i am trying to cut down on boxed things and make stuff from scratch so that i know what goes into it.
does anyone have recipes for granola type bars. with dried fruits or nuts rice krispies etc in them? i checked the archive and don't see anything.
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Here's a recipe I've been meaning to try. It sounds like a Quaker-type bar to me, although maybe a little chewier and less crunchy.
Chewy Oatmeal Spice Bars
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons margarine
3/4 cup apple butter or applesauce
2 egg whites or 1/4 cup Egg Beaters
2 tablespoons soy milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
3 cups oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 cup raisins or diced dried mixed fruit
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat together sugars and margarine until well blended.
Add apple butter, egg whites, milk and vanilla; beat well.
Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; mix well.
Stir in oats and raisins; mix well (Dough will be moist).
Spread dough onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
Cool completely before cutting into bars.
Store tightly covered.
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awesome Kree you rock  i finish my last exam of my university career on monday (that should reduce some stress induced belly trauma  ) and then i'm gonna try these out. will let you know they are.
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Wow, good luck on the exam, Sarah! How exciting that you're almost done. I bet the reduced stress will help with your tummy. 
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Has anyone tried these? They look good.
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Thanks so much. I can't wait to try it
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Yesterday I made the recipe for Chewy Oatmeal Spice Bars. They came out very good, both my husband and I really enjoyed them. I have a few questions, first can I sub the margarine for something more IBS friendly, if so what? Secondly how long will these bars keep? Do they need to be refrigerated? Third, can someone help me calculate the calories & fat for this recipe?
-Samantha
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Quote:
Yesterday I made the recipe for Chewy Oatmeal Spice Bars. They came out very good, both my husband and I really enjoyed them. I have a few questions, first can I sub the margarine for something more IBS friendly, if so what? Secondly how long will these bars keep? Do they need to be refrigerated? Third, can someone help me calculate the calories & fat for this recipe?
I'm so glad you made these and posted how good they are. I've been thinking about trying a granola bar for a long time and these look great.
I poked around and found the original recipe on Recipezaar:
Original Recipe
and there's nutrition info in there. According to that, the recipe makes 32 bars each of which has 122 calories, 17 calories from fat (14% CFF). The only change Kree made was to sub soy milk for skim milk but since 2 Tablespoons of Silk has only about 5 fat calories that substitution won't make a significant difference in the amount of fat.
In general, I find that low-fat baked goods do well on the counter for a day or two at most and then need to be refrigerated or frozen. (I wonder if these will freeze - if I try I'll post and let you know.) One of the comments on Recipezaar says, ""After the bars were cooled I cut them into 24 servings, individually wrapped in plastic wrap and stored in the fridge. After 7 days they were still delicious!"
When I make them I'll probably use Earth Balance Buttery Sticks for the margarine. You could also try Smart Balance Light or even canola oil. I *think* you'll be okay texture-wise because 4 Tablespoons of fat just isn't a lot compared to the volume of other ingredients.
The comments on Recipezaar are really interesting. They talk about using other fruits or even coconut or nuts (which will up the fat). Some of the cooks prefer the bars with less sugar or with honey or cooked at a different temp. A couple of people explain how to make a half-recipe.
HTH.
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