Chocolate Flake Granola Bars

I made approximately other batch of backpacking snacks for my boy to try.  These turned out pretty practiced but earlier nosotros await at the recipe I desire to portion approximately other quick snack that I establish on Sarah’s weblog – The Smart Kitchen.  This was then smart if you lot inquire me.  I guess that’s why she calls it The Smart Kitchen!  I’ve had this banana creation for breakfast a few days together with believe it’s the perfect combination sweetness together with healthy.

Slice a banana inwards one-half lengthwise.

Sarah makes her ain nut butter but I pulled out what was inwards the fridge.  I love this Dark Chocolate Almond Butter (spread).  It’s similar eating dessert!

Spread approximately on one-half the banana.

Sprinkle on nuts, honey, unsweetened kokosnoot or anything else you lot like.

Seal the banana similar a sandwich together with …

… popular it inwards the freezer!  I sliced it upward together with pose it inwards a container to induce got to operate the side past times side day.  This was then practiced together with satisfying.  You gotta crusade it fifty-fifty if you lot simply purpose peanut butter together with honey.  Yum!  Great afterward schoolhouse snack for kids, the possibilities are endless.  Thanks Sarah – you lot together with your kitchen are then smart!

Let’s brand approximately granola bars.  The master recipe was posted on Tasty Kitchen past times Shugary Sweets.  I altered the recipe but if you lot desire the original, click on the link for a printable copy.  I used butter, dark-brown sugar, dark-brown rice syrup, oatmeal, Rice Krispies, peanuts, pretzel sticks together with semi-sweet chocolate chips.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry out ingredients:  cereal, oatmeal, peanuts together with pretzels.  We’ll add together the chocolate chips last.

In a minor saucepan, blend the dark-brown rice syrup, dark-brown saccharide together with butter.  Cook over medium estrus until the mixture starts to boil.  Cook 2-3 minutes or until the saccharide is completely dissolved.  Remove from heat.

Pour the syrup over the cereal together with pretzel mixture together with blend until good mixed.

Once combined stir inwards the chocolate chips.

Press the mixture into a parchment lined 13×9 inch pan.  Refrigerate for 15-20 minutes. I intend if I brand these over again I volition purpose a smaller pan then the bars are thicker.  Make certain to press difficult then they remain together ane time set.

My boy stopped past times together with tried them but withal has non decided which snack(s) he wants to induce got on the backpacking trip.  It doesn’t affair to me.  We’ll consume them together with are happy to induce got a argue to mix ’em up.  You know these gustation practiced amongst ingredients like chocolate, pretzels together with peanuts!

Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

(Adapted from a recipe posted past times Shugary Sweets)

4 tablespoons butter
1/2 loving cup dark-brown sugar
1/4 loving cup dark-brown rice syrup
2 cups oatmeal
1 loving cup Rice Krispies cereal
1/2 cups lightly salted peanuts
1/2 loving cup pretzel sticks, broken
1/2 loving cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips

In a large mixing bowl combine the oatmeal, cereal, peanuts together with pretzels.
Heat butter, saccharide together with dark-brown rice syrup inwards a minor sauce pan.  Bring to a boil together with laid upward 2-3 minutes or until saccharide is completely dissolved.  Pour the syrup over the oatmeal mixture together with stir until good coated.  Quickly stir inwards the chocolate chips together with press granola into a parchment lined 13×9 inch baking pan.  Refrigerate for most fifteen – xx minutes together with cutting into bars.

Have a slap-up Thursday!  The weekends almost hither – yeah!

Thanks then much for stopping by!

Tricia

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