Tag-Archive for » No Bake «
I have never made granola bars before and when I saw this recipe I thought I would give it a go. It is school holidays a the moment and I thought these would make a great snack food to leave in the cookie jar. This is a recipe I tagged for a game I play on Zaar and I am so glad I did it so super easy to make and the end result is wonderful and tastes delicious. I had my whole family over for Sunday lunch and I broke these out later in the afternoon so they really got tested out and were met with high praise by all. These could easily be played around with to add differetn fruits and nuts to the mix, I will look forward to that next time. To view other photos or read more reviews on this recipe please click here. Be sure to check out more wonderful recipes by this chef whilst you are there.
Ingredients
2 Cups quick-cooking rolled oats
2 Cups Rice Krispies
1/2 Cup craisins (dried cranberries)
1/2 Cup shredded coconut
3/4 Cup almonds, sliced
3/4 Cup light corn syrup
1/4 Cup brown sugar
3/4 Cup peanut butter
1 Teaspoon vanilla
Method
1. Line a 9 x 13 inch sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. Mix rolled oats, cereal, craisins, coconut and almonds in a large bowl. Set aside. (I cut the coconut with two knives so it will not be stringy.)
3. In a saucepan, mix corn syrup and brown sugar. Bring to a boil while stirring. Add peanut butter and vanilla. Stir just to blend well.
4. Pour over oats and fruit mixture. Stir and mix well. Press mixture firmly onto pan. (I place a piece of wax paper on top while pressing hard.) Let cool and cut into bars. Store in air-tight container.
Freezes well, if securely wrapped.
All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.
I made these over the weekend to take to my mum’s, I am not a big peanut butter fan but my brothers love the stuff, so I thought it would be a good place to test the recipe. I made these as cereal bars as opposed to cookies, this way there was far less sticky mess and it made it easier for me. I could not get chocolate stars or kisses were I live so I just bought a bar of regular milk chocolate and pressed the squares into the mix once I had poured it in. I greased the pan lightly before adding the cereal mix and then allowed it to set, it slipped right out whole once set and I just cut it into pieces. It went down a treat, with thumbs up all round and I have to say, I even thought it was good and I am not a big peanut butter fan. If you would like to see other reviews of this recipe please click here.
Ingredients
1 Cup sugar
1/2 Cup brown sugar
1 Cup light corn syrup
1 1/2 Cups peanut butter
2 Teaspoons vanilla
8-9 Cups Special K cereal
Milk chocolate stars
Method
1. In a saucepan, combine sugar, brown sugar, and corn syrup. Bring to a boil; add peanut butter and vanilla.
2. Put Special K cereal in a large mixing bowl. Pour peanut butter mixture quickly over cereal, stirring to mix well.
3. Drop mixture by the Tablespoonful onto waxed paper. Press a milk chocolate star immediately in the center of each cookie. Caution: mixture will be very hot!
Read my note above as to how to I made them for less mess.
All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.
