Oh my goodness these are so YUM! I was worried I would ruin them but I think it would be pretty hard to do that.
My family goes thru A LOT of granola bars. It can be pretty expensive! And then I worry about all the junk that are in the ones that I buy at the market. I wanted to make my own to save money (not really sure if I actually ended up saving money. I'm bad at math so if any of you know a mathematician, let me know so they can do the math for me) and also because they are healthier.
Here is what you will need:
2 1/2 c. Rice Krispies
1 3/4 c. quick oats
1 c. chopped almonds
1/2 c. honey
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2/3 c. peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. mini chocolate chips plus additional 1/2 c. of mini chocolate chips
Combine rice krispies, quick oats, and chopped almonds in a large bowl.
In a sauce pan, mix honey, sugar, brown sugar, and salt. Over medium/low heat, stir until mixture comes to a complete boil for 30-60 seconds.
Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla until smooth
add 1/2 c. of chocolate chips to peanut butter mixture. Mix until melted.
Immediately pour over dry ingredients and mix well
(If you wait and the peanut butter mix cools, it will be hard to mix with the dry ingredients, Then when you go to cut out a bar, some of it will crumble. How do I know this? Cause its what I did. WINNER!)
Press mixture into a greased 9x13 pan.
Let cool for 5-10 minutes before adding the additional 1/2 c. of chocolate chips to the top.
I was pleasantly surprised at how well these turned out. My kids loved them (however, my one year old will eat anything). I'm for sure making these from now on instead of buying them.
