Snack

Granola Bars w/fruit and chocolate is for Snack.

Granola Bars w/fruit and chocolate takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Granola Bars w/fruit and chocolate takes 30 minutes to cook.

Granola Bars w/fruit and chocolate makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Granola Bars w/fruit and chocolate are:

4 cups rolled oats
1 cup rolled oats, finely ground
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
1 can (14 oz) fat free sweetened condensed milk

Here is how you make Granola Bars w/fruit and chocolate:

Chop pecans, and chop cherries/cranberries into smaller pieces (distributes the flavor better). I grind the 1 cup of rolled oats in my mini-chop food processor, but you can substitute 1 cup of wheat germ instead, although it won't be gluten free & I never have wheat germ on hand, so I stuck with oats. Mix all ingredients well in a medium bowl. Press into a prepared (sprayed or lined w/foil & sprayed) 9x13 pan, patting down firm. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 30 minutes or until golded brown. Cool well and cut with a long sharp knife into 24 bars (approx. 1 x 4 inch bars. I cut in 3rds along the long side and then in eighths along the short side--half, then quarters, then eighths). Can be stored in an airtights container up to 1 week or frozen.Serving Size: Makes 24 barsNumber of Servings: 24Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HOLLYBJ.

The nutritional information for Granola Bars w/fruit and chocolate is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 120.3

• Total Fat: 3.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 17.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
• Protein: 2.7 g

The dietary needs meet for Granola Bars w/fruit and chocolate is Gluten Free