My mom gave me this recipe that she had torn out from somewhere and as much as I always appreciate recipes, they usually just go into my recipe binder and get filed away for a while.. I still had this one on top and happened to have all the ingredients on hand + love homemade granola bars, so I tried them out and they were delicious! They were very simple to make and didn't take much time (my kind of recipe these days), so that was another bonus... and Jacob liked them a lot too!
2 C flaked cereal (the recipe recos Smart Start, but I just used regular corn flakes)
2 C quick cooking oats (not instant)
1/2 C chocolate covered raisins (I just used regular raisins)
1/2 C coarsely chopped peanuts
1/2 C packed brown sugar
1/2 C light corn syrup
1/2 C + 2 T creamy peanut butter
2 T canola oil
1 t vanilla extract
*Lightly butter (or spray with cooking spray) a 9" square pan
*In a large bowl, mix cereal, oats, raisins and peanuts
*In a small saucepan, stir brown sugar and corn syrup over low until mixture starts to boil. Remove from *Heat. Stir in peanut butter, oil and vanilla.
*Pour peanut butter mixture over cereal; stir until combined. Spoon into pan. Press firmly so batter spreads evenly. Cool; cut into 12 bars. Bars may be frozen, wrapped well, for up to 3 months.
I didn't get a picture of them after I cut them because a few of them broke and then they didn't stick around too long... will get one when I make them again :).
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