{{ :recipes:good_eats_granola_bars.jpeg?direct&200|}} ====== Good Eats Granola Bars ====== /* Description */ [[http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/granola-bars-recipe2/index.html | Good Eats - All-Star Healthy Makeover]] {(rater>id=100|name=Good Eats Granola Bars|type=rate|headline=off)} |**Preheat:** 350°|**Yield:** 16 2" squares|| |**Prep:** 0:20|**Wait:** 0:00|**Cook:** 0:40| ====== Ingredients ====== * 8 ounces old-fashioned rolled oats, about 2 cups * 1 1/2 ounces raw sunflower seeds, about 1/2 cup * 3 ounces sliced almonds, about 1 cup * 1 1/2 ounces wheat germ, about 1/2 cup * 6 ounces honey, about 1/2 cup * 1 3/4 ounces dark brown sugar, about 1/4 cup packed * 1 -ounce unsalted butter, plus extra for pan * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract * 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt * 6 1/2 ounces chopped dried fruit, any combination of apricots, cherries or blueberries ====== Directions ====== - Butter a 9 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. - Spread the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, and wheat germ onto a half-sheet pan. Place in the oven and toast for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. - In the meantime, combine the honey, brown sugar, butter, extract and salt in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until the brown sugar has completely dissolved. - Once the oat mixture is done, remove it from the oven and reduce the heat to 300 degrees F. Immediately add the oat mixture to the liquid mixture, add the dried fruit, and stir to combine. Turn mixture out into the prepared baking dish and press down, evenly distributing the mixture in the dish and place in the oven to bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares and store in an airtight container for up to a week. ====== Notes ====== /* Nutrition block - remove the slash-asterisk and asterisk-slash from just above and below the following block */ ====== Nutrition ====== |Calories (kcal): 193|Fat Calories (kcal): |Cholesterol (mg): |[[recipes:notes:nutrition guidelines |(Guide)]] | |Fat (g): 7|Saturated Fat (g): |Mono Fat (g): |Poly Fat (g): | |Protein (g): 5|Carbohydrates (g): 31|Sodium (mg): 61|Fiber (g): 4| {{tag>Recipes Snack GoodEats}} /* Recipe Tags - Copy and paste tags from the list below to the tag list in the above line, replacing the "TagsNeeded" tag and separated by spaces. */ /* ---Recipe Types--- Appetizer Beverage Beverage/Cocktail Beverage/Liquor-Mixer Bread Bread/Biscuit-Roll Bread/Muffin Bread/Quickbread Brines-Marinades-Rubs Breakfast Casserole Canning-Freezing Condiment Dessert Dessert/Bar-Brownie Dessert/Cake Dessert/Cake/Frosting Dessert/Candy-Chocolate Dessert/Crisp-Buckle Dessert/Cookie Dessert/Custard-Curd Dessert/IceCream Dessert/Pie Dessert/Pie/Crust Dessert/Topping Dip-Spread Entertaining Fondue Grilling-BBQ Grilling-BBQ/BBQSauce Holiday Kid-Friendly MainDish MainDish/Beef MainDish/Poultry MainDish/Pork MainDish/Seafood Pasta-Rice Pizza Roast Salad Salad/Dressing Sandwich Sauce-Gravy Sausage-Pate Seasoning Side SlowCooker Snack GoodEats Soup Stew-Braise Stir-Fry Vegetarian ---Recipe Cuisines--- American American/Cajun-Creole American/Southern American/TexMex Asian Asian/Chinese Asian/Indian Asian/Japanese Asian/Korean Asian/Thai Asian/Vietnamese European European/Belgian European/Czech European/Dutch European/English European/French European/German European/Greek European/Polish European/Irish European/Italian European/Portuguese European/Russian European/Scandinavian European/Spanish European/Swiss Latin Latin/Brazilian Latin/Mexican MiddleEastern MiddleEastern/Ethiopian MiddleEastern/Jewish MiddleEastern/Lebanese ---Recipe Sources--- 365Recipes 365Recipes/Grilling 365Recipes/Chicken 365Recipes/Pasta AmericasTestKitchen AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry AmericasTestKitchen/CooksIllustrated BetterHomesGarden BonAppetit Chowhound FineCooking FoodWine GoodEats Gourmet Jennivines HDawson LMaidment TMaidment AMarcos DMarcos JMarcos KMarcos JPhalen DPendergast ---Recipe Ratings--- 5★ 4★ 3★ 2★ 1★ No★ ---Recipe Alerts--- RecipeNeeded RecipeIncomplete RecipeWrong RecipeFails TagsNeeded */ ~~DISCUSSION~~