Chewy Granola Bars

Since Mr. Foodwhore is working now, he likes to have a lot of snack food on hand to munch on at his desk. But store-bought snack food is full of sugar, empty calories and can be expensive. So I'm always looking for healthy, easy options to make at home.  I tried this chewy granola bar recipe, tweaked from a combination of recipes found on all-recipes.com.

This recipe gave me delicious granola bits, easy for snacking on and delicious to crumble up and eat with yogurt or as cereal, but it wasn't exactly a granola bar. So I'm still on the search for a good granola bar recipe.

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups oats

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup margerine, softened

1/2 cup peanut butter, softened

1 cup almonds, sliced or crushed

1/2 cup honey

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

2/3 cup raisins

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325* and lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan.

2. In a large mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients except the raisins.  Mix well.

3. Gently stir in the raisins.

4. Lightly press mixture into the pan. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown.

5. Let cool completely before cutting or removing from the pan.

Bon Appetit!
The Food Whore