Granola Bars
#4085 - 03/25/03 05:48 PM
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BarbaraS
Reged: 02/12/03
Posts: 1939
Loc: Wisconsin
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Any of you have a good recipe for granola and granola bars? The recipe can not have any peanut butter in it. Nuts are bad news to my whole body! ![](/messageboards/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif) Thanks!!!!
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Isnt granola a no-no for Ibs-ers? If i recall, its packed with insolable fiber
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I tried to respond earlier when I online, but after 20 minutes on the computer my kids want my attention. Imagine that? ![](/messageboards/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif) I thought granola is okay if you make your own with oatmeal. My problem is my gronola doesn't stick together and I don't want to add more oil. My recipe calls for 1/4 oil and I think that is a lot.
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Would it help to add fruit puree like apple sauce to sub for the oil? Sarah
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Hi - You might be able to substitute honey for some of the oil and then bake the granola. That way it would stick together (I think) but be lower fat.
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Barbara - I just got a recipe for Granola off Kingarthurflour.com but I'm afraid it's rather IBS UNfriendly. It uses shredded coconut, chopped nuts, 1/2 c oil (wow!), hulled sunflower seeds, and mixed dried fruits.
It's roasted in the oven for 1 hr at 300 or 1.5 hrs at 275, or 2 hrs at 250. The recipe makes 5 lbs.
You can probably really chop the nuts fine (like in a mini food processor) as well as the seeds. The oil, tho, could be a problem. Maybe cut down (like Heather said) on the oil and increase the syrup or honey. Don't know if fruit puree would work--might make everything too soggy. I've never tried to make it because it's not one of my favorites.
Trader Joe's has a FF strawberry/apple granole that I used to eat, but since following Heather's diet, I haven't purchased it and I don't know what ingr it has in it. I'm going to Modesto April 8 and will probably go to TJ's and will look at the label for us.
Sorry I couldn't give you a usable recipe.
Sharon
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i wonder... i would really try to make granola out of oatmeal too. i really miss those chocolate chip granola bars my mom buys
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Thanks!! I'll try honey next time.
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I plan to take advice from other members and I'll submit a recipe.
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Sharon you were a great help. I love granola and my children do too. Store bought granola doesn't agree with me. Check your personal e-mail tomorrow. I came up with a great Buckwheat chocolate chip cookie today, with I it isn't great for IBS. I don't want to post until I know how to change the ingred.
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