Chewy Granola Bars
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
1 - 14 oz can fat-free sweetened condensed milk, minus 2 tbs.2 tbs. blackstrap molasses2 1/2 cups rolled oats, not instant3/4 cup almonds (or other nut)1 cup dried apples (or other dried fruit)1 cup craisins (or other dried fruit)3/4 cup pumpkin seeds (or other seed)1/4 cup candied ginger, cut into small pieces1 tsp. ground cinnamon1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg1/4 tsp. ground cloves
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Oil a 9 x 13 baking pan thouroughly or use a disposable aluminum pan.
Warm the sweetened condensed milk and molasses in a pan over medium-low heat.
Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a large bowl. Then stir in the warmed milk and molasses mixture. Make sure to stir well.
Spread the mixture into the oiled or foil pan and using a sheet of waxed paper press down on the mixture until the surface is even.
Bake for one hour. Let cool for 15 minutes, cut into bars or squares. Let cool completely before removing from pan.
Bars can be kept in tupperware with wax paper in between the layers or wrapped in plastic wrap to be stored individually.
Makes 16 bars.
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EMILEMILY.
Warm the sweetened condensed milk and molasses in a pan over medium-low heat.
Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a large bowl. Then stir in the warmed milk and molasses mixture. Make sure to stir well.
Spread the mixture into the oiled or foil pan and using a sheet of waxed paper press down on the mixture until the surface is even.
Bake for one hour. Let cool for 15 minutes, cut into bars or squares. Let cool completely before removing from pan.
Bars can be kept in tupperware with wax paper in between the layers or wrapped in plastic wrap to be stored individually.
Makes 16 bars.
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EMILEMILY.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 150.9
- Total Fat: 3.8 g
- Cholesterol: 1.0 mg
- Sodium: 42.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 27.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 6.5 g
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