HEALTHY 5-INGREDIENT GRANOLA BARS
Steps:
- Process dates in a food processor until small bits remain (about 1 minute). It should form a "dough" like consistency. (Mine rolled into a ball.)
- Optional step: Toast your oats (and almonds if raw) in a 350-degree F (176 C) oven for 10-15 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Otherwise, leave them raw - I prefer the toasted flavor.
- Place oats, almonds and dates in a large mixing bowl - set aside.
- Warm maple syrup (or agave or honey) and peanut butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir and pour over oat mixture and then mix, breaking up the dates to disperse throughout.
- Once thoroughly mixed, transfer to an 8x8-inch baking dish or other small pan lined with plastic wrap or parchment paper so they lift out easily. (A loaf pan might work, but will yield thicker bars // adjust size of pan if altering batch size).
- Press down firmly until uniformly flattened - I use something flat, like a drinking glass, to press down and really pack the bars, which helps them hold together better.
- Cover with parchment or plastic wrap, and let firm up in fridge or freezer for 15-20 minutes.
- Remove bars from pan and chop into 10 even bars (or 9 squares // as original recipe is written). Store in an airtight container for up to a few days. I kept mine in the freezer to keep them extra fresh, but it isn't necessary.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 bar, Calories 231 kcal, Carbohydrate 33.9 g, Protein 5.8 g, Fat 9.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 30 mg, Fiber 4.4 g, Sugar 20.7 g, UnsaturatedFat 7.92 g
BUTTERSCOTCH ALMOND GRANOLA BARS
Make and share this Butterscotch Almond Granola Bars recipe from Food.com.
Provided by clownes
Categories Breakfast
Time 30m
Yield 12 bars
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
- In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sweetened condensed milk, butter, coconut, almonds, butterscotch extract and butterscotch chips with your hands until well blended. Press flat into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, depending on how crunchy you want them. Lightly browned just around the edges will give you moist, chewy bars. Let cool for 5 minutes, cut into squares then let cool completely before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 351.8, Fat 16.1, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 16.3, Sodium 85, Carbohydrate 45.6, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 30.9, Protein 8
EASY NO-BAKE GRANOLA BARS
This granola bar recipe is so easy and delicious! These wholesome granola bars are naturally sweetened, gluten free, and the perfect healthy snack. Recipe yields 16 bars.
Provided by Cookie and Kate
Categories Snack
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Line a 9-inch square baker with two strips of criss-crossed parchment paper, cut to fit neatly against the base and up the sides. The parchment paper will make it easy for you to slice the bars later.
- Place the oats in a large mixing bowl**. Add the cinnamon and salt, and stir to combine. Set aside.
- Now we'll blitz the mix-ins briefly in the food processor or blender (or, you can chop them by hand). Add any large nuts (like almonds or pecans) first and blitz for a few seconds. Then add the rest and run the machine for a few more seconds, until the ingredients are all broken up into pieces smaller than your pinky nail. Pour the mix-ins into the bowl of oats.
- In a 2-cup liquid measuring cup, measure out the nut butter. Top with ½ cup honey and the vanilla extract. Stir until well blended. If you must, you can gently warm the liquid mixture on the stovetop or in the microwave, but make sure it's close to room temperature before you pour it into the dry mixture (this is especially important if using chocolate, since it will melt).
- Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients. Use a big spoon to mix them together until the two are evenly combined and no dry oats remain. This takes some arm muscles, but you can do it! If the mixture was easy to mix together, that's a sign that you need to add some more oats-sprinkle in more oats until you can't incorporate any more.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared square baker. Use your spoon to arrange the mixture fairly evenly in the baker, then use the bottom of a flat, round surface (like a short, sturdy drinking glass) to pack the mixture down as firmly and evenly as possible.
- Cover the baker and refrigerate for at least one hour, or preferably overnight. (The oats need time to soak up some of the moisture so they aren't sticky.) When you're ready to slice, lift the bars out of the baker by grabbing both pieces of parchment paper on opposite corners. Use a sharp knife to slice the bars into 4 even columns and 4 even rows.
- Wrap individual bars in plastic wrap or parchment paper (if you store them all together, they will stick to one another). Bars keep well for several days at room temperature, a couple of weeks in the fridge, or several months in a freezer-safe bag in the freezer for best flavor.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 granola bar (made with pecans, pepitas and shredded coconut), Calories 250 calories, Sugar 10.8 g, Sodium 142.6 mg, Fat 16.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 20.2 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 7.2 g, Cholesterol 0 mg
BUTTERSCOTCH HARD CANDY
I love making this classic butterscotch recipe. We think these irresistible bites are better than the store-bought variety... and they sure don't last long! -Darlene Smithers, Elkhart, Indiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield about 1-1/2 pounds.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Butter a 15x10x1-in. pan with 1 teaspoon butter; set aside. Cube remaining butter and set aside., In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water and corn syrup. Cover and bring to a boil over medium heat without stirring. Cook, uncovered, until a candy thermometer reads 270° (soft-crack stage). Add the honey, salt and remaining butter; stir constantly until the mixture reaches 300° (hard-crack stage)., Remove from the heat. Stir in the rum extract. Pour into prepared pan without scraping; do not spread. Cool until the candy is almost set, 1-2 minutes. Score into 1-in. squares; cool completely. Break squares apart. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 144 calories, Fat 6g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 17mg cholesterol, Sodium 109mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
BUTTERSCOTCH ALMOND BARS
Make and share this Butterscotch Almond Bars recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 50m
Yield 1 13x9 inch pan
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Set oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 13" x 9" baking dish.
- Combine flour and baking powder; set aside.
- Blend in sugar into melted butter.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Stir in flour mixture.
- Spread batter into greased prepared baking pan (don't pack down too hard).
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- To prepare nutty topping: Melt butter in small saucepan.
- Add and mix in sugar, cornsyrup, water a salt.
- Bring mixture to boil; boil 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Stir in sliced almonds.
- Spread nutty topping evenly over baked crust.
- Bake 15 minutes longer.
- Cool.
- Melt chocolate; drizzle over bars.
- Cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 5219.3, Fat 234.6, SaturatedFat 105.4, Cholesterol 789, Sodium 2614.9, Carbohydrate 756, Fiber 26.1, Sugar 526.1, Protein 66.4
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