This was the first time that I thought to use a pizza stone for them, and I wish I'd done it sooner. Made it much easier to cut them.
A few years back I came across a recipe in the newspaper for “Becky’s Homemade Granola Bars.” Through the years I’ve made them a variety of ways. My kids always love them for an after school snack, and the last time I made them Elizabeth came home and saw them and said, “Oh Mommy I was thinking about these ALL day at school, and I didn’t even know you were going to make them today!” Score one for Mom…
This recipe is one you can make a variety of ways, using whatever you have in the house really. I’ve done craisins, raisins, chocolate, and even snuck in carrots once or twice with the raisins. I actually loved those, nice and sweet.
Here's what happens when I don't take the photo quick enough...an empty plate!!
One time when I made them, I didn’t have half the stuff on the list so I made up my own, using her original as a basis for it. They came out great, best I’d ever made. I don’t always do them the same way, either. I almost always double her original recipe to make lots.
So below are the two recipes, mine first, and then Becky’s below that. Two for the price of one.
Jen’s Chocolate Craisin Granola Bars
INGREDIENTS
2 cups Oatmeal (Quick Oats)
1/3 cup Wheat Flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 package Craisins
2/3 cup chocolate chip (I use semi sweet)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 stick butter
1/4 cup honey
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Mix first five ingredients in a large bowl together.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, mix butter, honey and brown sugar, stir.
Pour hot ingredients from saucepan over the dry ingredients in large bowl. (This will melt the chocolate chips.) Stir until completely mixed.
Pour out onto a cookie sheet and flatten out until even all the way across the pan in both directions. There may not be enough mixture to spread right to the edge of the pan but it’ll get pretty close.
Bake 20-22 minutes, check at 20 minutes. You’ll kind of be able to see the edges crisp up. With them being chocolate colored, it’s hard, but you can still tell. Cool completely in pan and cut or break into bars.
Next….
A nice big bowl is needed to mix all the ingredients together.
Becky’s Granola Bark (my notes in parenthesis.)
INGREDIENTS
1 cup oats
1 cup sliced almonds (I’ve used pureed almonds, 1/3 cup.)
1/2 cup coconut flakes (I never used them I don’t like coconut)
1/4 cup wheat germ
2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons honey
other mix-ins could could include pumpkin puree, carrot puree, raisins. (As I mentioned above, I particularly like the raisin and carrot combo, makes it sweet.)
DIRECTIONS
Heat oven to 325 degrees.
In a bowl mix together dry ingredients. Set aside.
In small saucepan combine butter, honey and brown sugar.
Pour over oat mixture and stir to combine.
Spread on cookie sheet and bake 20 minutes.
Let cool completely in pan and cut or break into pieces.
The Whole bag of Chips 
These sound really good and fairly healthy , too!! Thanks for sharing!