Your Daily Dish: Homemade Cranberry Almond Granola Bar

Bite Me More | October 29th, 2013

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We love a bowl of steamy oatmeal, but when we’re on the go, we grab these Homemade Cranberry Almond Granola Bars, easy-to-make chewy bars packed with oats, almonds and cranberries. The perfectly portable snacks also lend them selves to countless flavor options – feel free to sub in other nuts and dried fruits for a different bar.

Ingredients

6 cups large flake oats
¼ cup butter, melted
1 tsp kosher salt
1 cup slivered almonds
¾ cup dried cranberries
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup honey
¼ cup maple syrup
¼ cup butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground ginger

Directions

1) Preheat oven to 350ºF. Cover a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

2) In a large bowl, toss together oats, melted butter and salt. Spread oat mixture in an even layer on the parchment covered baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, stir and continue to bake 5 minutes more. Remove from oven and lower temperature to 300ºF. Place oats in a large bowl and toss in almonds and cranberries set aside. Cover the baking sheet once again with parchment paper set aside.

3) In a medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, honey, maple syrup and butter over medium heat. Whisk continuously to combine all ingredients for about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla, cinnamon and ginger. Pour mixture over oats and almonds, tossing well to combine. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and spread into an even layer. Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes before cutting into bars. Once cut, allow bars to cool completely on the baking sheet before eating.

Yield: 12-16 bars

Staying in? Grab a bowl of this Healthy Honey-Baked Granola, packed with oats, almonds, cranberries and raisins.

Whether it’s cruising the aisles at the Dollar Store or experimenting at the stove, we believe that every day can be a holiday.

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