We usually buy a bunch of nuts and seeds from the bulk bins and add some chocolate chips and call it a day, but sometimes I get suckered in by the fancier mixtures at the Farmer’s Market. My kids sampled a blend full of pecans, walnuts, almonds, brazil nuts, pine nuts, flaxseed, raisins, dates and loved it so I happily paid $8 and walked away. When my son graduated OIT, he food challenged all other nuts and was deemed not allergic to them, so I welcome any chance to keep them in his diet. Well, a month later, no one will touch the bag of deliciousness they begged me to buy. Not even a little bit over yogurt. What’s a mom to do? Chuck the whole thing? No way! Here’s what I did today, instead:
Hacker Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 6 cups Granola Udi's has a great gluten free blend
- 4 tbsp Coconut Oil
- 1/2 cup Honey
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 300 degrees
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Pour bag of granola (6 cups) into a heat safe bowl.
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Warm coconut oil and honey in a saucepan until honey and oil are easily mixed and completely liquefied.
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Add vanilla (optional) to granola, then pour honey mixture into the bowl and stir until all granola is wet.
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Pour in granola and pat down into greased or oiled pan. I used my Pampered Chef brownie pan but a regular rectangular pan works fine.
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Cook for 20 minutes.
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Remove from oven and let completely cool before removing from pan. Voila! Homemade granola bars!
Even before kids it seemed I was always buying some yummy-looking granola and letting it sit in my pantry (now we know where my kids get it from…) without getting eaten. This is a great solution to use up what you have. No one ever lets a granola bar go bad. It’s provable fact.
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