Copycat Nature Valley Honey Oat Granola bars

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 203.7
  • Total Fat: 8.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 60.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 32.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
  • Protein: 3.1 g

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Introduction

Good copycat of the "Green" NV granola bars. Calls for baking soda and vanilla not listed in ingredients. Good copycat of the "Green" NV granola bars. Calls for baking soda and vanilla not listed in ingredients.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    0.25 cup Canola Oil
    0.25 cup, packed Brown Sugar
    0.25 cup Granulated Sugar
    0.2 tsp Salt
    2.5 cup Oatmeal, Quaker Oats, Quick 1 Minute, 1/2 cup dry oats

Directions

1 Heat oven to 350° F. Line 8-inch square pan ( for thicker bars, about 1.2 inch or use 9/13 for thinner) with cooking parchment paper, leaving a few inches of overhang on 2 sides.

2 Place 2 cups of the oats in large bowl. Add remaining 1/2 cup oats to blender or food processor; pulse into a rough flour. Add oat flour to bowl of oats. Add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon of Kosher salt to bowl of oats; stir.
3 Stir together Oil, sugars and 1 teaspoon vanilla; add to bowl of oats. Stir well to coat oats completely (mixer works best for this. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time until sticky but not too wet (approx 3 tablespoons) Spread mixture evenly in pan; press down firmly and evenly.

4 Bake 15-25 minutes. Oats should be goldenand smell like baked goods. Cool on rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan using parchment overhangs. Cut into 8 (or 16) rectangles while still warm. Cool completely before wrapping. The bars will firm and crisp up as they cool.



Serving Size: Makes 8 thick bars or 16 thin bars