Snack

Easy Chewy Granola Bars is for Snack.

Easy Chewy Granola Bars takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Easy Chewy Granola Bars takes 20 minutes to cook.

Easy Chewy Granola Bars makes 18 servings.

The ingredients for Easy Chewy Granola Bars are:

3.5 cups Quick Oats
1/2 cup ground flax meal
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
3/4 cups butter (melted)

1.5 cups of "add ins"
(I used ingredients below but you can switch it up and use what ever you want like dried fruit or different nuts, just remember to keep them around 1.5 cups or cars become less chewy & more dry)
----3/4 cups Dark Chocolate chips
----3/4 cups Chopped Pecans ( I used the cookie pieces size)

*****This is my version of my mom's recipe. Her's called for 1 cups of brown sugar and 4 cups of oats. I took out 1/2 cup brown sugar to reduce sugar content a bit and then replaced a 1/2 cups of oats with a 1/2 cup of ground flax meal to and some more nutrients like fiber/protein.

Here is how you make Easy Chewy Granola Bars:

--Mix all ingredients together and flatten them into a jelly roll panPreheat the oven to 350 Degrees and bake 18 to 25 minutes approx. (until top is golden)Remove from oven and push down more on the bars with a spoon/spatula to make sure bars are nice a flat.Let cool before you cut them into approx 18 bars.Serving Size: 18 barsNumber of Servings: 18Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TWILIGHTOCD.

The nutritional information for Easy Chewy Granola Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 18
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 268.4

• Total Fat: 15.6 g
• Cholesterol: 20.7 mg
• Sodium: 7.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 3.1 g