Once again, I needed a new snack to liven up the afternoon around here. My kids love granola bars and fruit bars and well really bars of any kind. They also love cookies and to spare you the list of their favorites, they really love cookies of any kind. So, combine the two and it’s a win-win for everybody. Believe it or not, I stumbled across these on Google! Not Pinterest! <gasp> It seems crazy that before there was a pinterest, I used Google to find all sorts of recipes and blogs. Well once again, it didn’t fail me.
These granola bars have the sweet cinnamon sugar taste of a snickerdoodle with the denseness of a chewy granola bar. Add a white chocolate drizzle and it’s a wonderful afternoon snack. I love that it is no bake, although it does need some time to chill and set. I made them right before lunch and had them drizzled and ready for afternoon snack time. In an 8×8 pan, I cut 12 bars. However, after serving (and eating them), I decided that they may be a little much. So I then proceeded to cut the bars in half. Which really made more sense for the small hands that were eating them. I also think that putting them in a bigger pan, so they are thinner could be a good solution as well. All really personal preference though. No matter how you cut them they are super delicious!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup BUTTER
- 1/2 cup LIGHT CORN SYRUP
- 1/4 cup BROWN SUGAR, packed
- 1/4 cup SUGAR
- 1 teaspoon VANILLA
- 1 Tablespoon CINNAMON
- 1/2 teaspoon CREAM OF TARTER
- 1/2 teaspoon SALT
- 3 1/2 cups QUICK OATS
- 3/4 cup FLOUR
- 1/2 cup WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS, for drizzling
Instructions
- Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil leaving overhang, spray with cooking spray; set aside. In a large microwave-safe bowl combine butter, corn syrup, brown sugar, granulated sugar and heat on high for 3 minutes total. Stopping after each minute to stir. Keeping an eye onit throughtout to make sure it doesn't bubble over.
- Add vanilla, cinnamon, cream of tartar, salt, and stir to combine. Add oats and stir to combine. Add flour slowly, stirring to incorporate it. Mixture should be thick and moist, but not wet and sloppy. You may need to add up to 4 additional tablespoons flour if your mixture seems very wet; don't over-add and dry out batter too much because it will become crumbly.
- Transfer mixture to prepared pan and spread it into an even flat layer, pressing it down firmly with a spatula and smoothing the surface. Place pan in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, or in the freezer for at least 1 hour, or until bars have set up. Lift bars out with foil overhang, place on a cutting board, and slice bars into desired size and shape. MAKES 12 REGULAR SIZE BARS OR 24 MINI BARS. If wrapped bars will keep at room temperature for up to 1 week; in the refrigerator for up to 1 month, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Original Recipe from Averie Cooks
Great flavors for a granola bar! I’m going to have to add these to our rotation to mix things up a bit!
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction recently posted..Easy Garden Guacamole
These look delicious! 🙂
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My kids love granola bars too and these are nut-free so it’s perfect for school treats! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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These bars look delicious Megan! Pinning!
Trish – Mom On Timeout recently posted..Poppy Seed Pretzel Dogs
Ok, my kids would totally love these. Gotta make them asap!
Deborah recently posted..Slow Cooker Teriyaki Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches
WOW! I love the idea of snickerdoodle granola bars – these look so good. Pinning!
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl recently posted..Firecracker Chicken
Yum! Its must be the cinnamon and brown sugar that give these the snickerdoodle flavor! This is a fun change from the standard oat and nut butter granola bars.
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