I made these delicious chocolate chip granola bars for my family and friends last night. My husband fell instantly in love with them as did I. The best part about these is that they were so simple and I had all the ingredients in my cupboard! Nothing better than that huh? Also it ended up making a lot more than I anticipated so that was a super plus.
I encourage you to make these if you're feeling like snacking but don't want to go out and buy that store junk. These taste so much better. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
- 4 cups of Old-Fashioned rolled oats
- 1/4 cup of whole wheat flour
- 1/2 of shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1/3 cup of packed brown sugar
- 1 cup of chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp of salt
- 1/2 of vegetable oil (canola/coconut oil is fine as well)
- 1tsp of vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup of honey ( to make vegan you can substitute for date syrup)
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (163 degrees Celsius)
- Place your flour, oats, coconut, brown sugar, chocolate chips, and salt in a large bowl. Mix them until combined.
- In another bowl mix your oil, vanilla extract, and honey with a whisk until its smooth and well combined.
- Mix both the dry and wet ingredients together.
- After it is all mixed together (make sure its all covered in your honey mixture) dump into a cookie sheet. Here you'll use a flat spatula to flatten out you mixture about an inch thick. Make sure you are squaring off the edges. It should look like a rectangle.
- Put into the oven and bake for 40 minutes. It should be nice and golden. Let it cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting into small bars. Use a sharp knife for this, otherwise you could have jagged bars.
