Sticky, Chewy, Delicious

November 8, 2007 at 8:22 am | In Baking / Cooking, Food | 21 Comments

If there’s anything I like more than good old granola, it’s definitely granola bars. I know, many prepackaged varieties are complete gimmicks and rip-offs, because what could be easier than sticking those dry ingredients together? Plus, the increase in cost can become astronomical when you factor in the extra “labor” and excessive packaging itself… Thankfully, I happened to have plenty of raw materials still on my hands, so I decided to cut out the middleman in this situation and just use what I had on hand to make a cohesive pan of chewy granola bars.

Selecting the Peanut Butter granola to best compliment my sticky concoction of edible “glue” made primarily from peanut butter, these babies are impossibly addictive. Plus, it’s so incredibly easy to put together with no actual baking required, it may be hard to stop at just one batch.

Chewy Peanut Butter Granola Bars

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Light Agave
1/2 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
3 Cups Peanut Butter Granola

Lightly grease an 8 x 8 square baking dish. Place the granola in a large bowl and set aside for now.

In a medium sauce pan, combine the sugar, agave, and peanut butter, and simply cook over medium heat until fully combined and smooth, and bring just to a boil. Pour the liquid ingredients over the cereal, mix well to fully coat all of the dry granola, and press it evenly into your prepared pan. Let cool completely before cutting, although you can always speed up this process in the fridge. Because they are so soft, I might suggest wrapping them individually (for both freshness and ease) and storing them in the fridge. However, I can’t say for sure on this one, because my ravenous dorm mates gobbled them all up within an hour!

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oh my goodness gracious, Hannah – these are calling my name, loud and clear!!! what a fantastic use for the Nature’s Path granola (especially since most of their pre-packaged granola bars are NOT vegan – yay for VEGAN granola bars!!). There’s no way that I’m going to be able to get the image of these Chewy Peanut Butter Granola Bars out of my head!! ahh!! :0D

Comment by VeggieGirl — November 8, 2007 #

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I so understand your roomies! wouldn’t have been able to resist either.

Comment by Celine — November 8, 2007 #

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Is there a free room in your house? I wanna become one of your roommates. These look so good!

Comment by Mihl — November 8, 2007 #

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I can’t think of anything I’d rather eat right now than one (or five) of those…they look so good!

Comment by Rachael — November 8, 2007 #

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mmmmmmmmmmmmm. Im coming over!

Comment by Candice — November 8, 2007 #

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Oh my god, I want one of these right now!! Seriously, I feel like licking the screen (perhaps I should go eat something…)!

Comment by Nicole — November 8, 2007 #

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WOW! those look so amazingly yummy!

can i make those into Rice Krispies treats you think? i miss granola…

Comment by Mariposa — November 8, 2007 #

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Hannah, these look divine! I am suppose to stay away from peanuts/peanut butter during the pregnancy, so I will have to wait a few more months to try these.

Hmmm…dipping them in chocolate would be nice, too.

Comment by Oiyi — November 8, 2007 #

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these look great. i am not sure they would last too long in our house hold :)

Comment by Andreea — November 8, 2007 #

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oh my goodness these look great!

Comment by marye — November 8, 2007 #

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Yum!! I love peanut butter and these look awesome. I will have to make them.

Comment by anja — November 8, 2007 #

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And to think that I had a couple of crackers for my morning snack…
:(

Comment by Patricia Scarpin — November 9, 2007 #

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Hannah,
do you mind if i make these tonight and post the results up on my blog? I will change the recipe up a little bit!

I am babysitting my niece, and this would be a great activity to do with her and my daughter!

I will be sure to reference where i got the original recipe! :)

thank you!

Comment by Mariposa — November 9, 2007 #

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Brilliant! It never occurred to me to make my own granola bars, but I’m definitely going to try it.

Comment by SaraJane — November 9, 2007 #

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The granola bars look fabulous! I just feel like eating them right off the screen! I have some questions to ask you about vegan cupcakes. Can you give me your email address? Thanks!

Comment by Nat — November 9, 2007 #

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Perfection! I need to make some for days on-the-go!

Comment by Melisser — November 10, 2007 #

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Looks delicious! I wouldn’t be able to keep them and eat when I need one though, I’d gooble them down in one go and then I’d have to make new ones.

Comment by Emmie — November 11, 2007 #

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Hey, these look amazingly delicous! I should try to make some of those amazing critters at home! Its just amazing! And also Devine! I love this sooo much Hannah, my younger sister saw them and started crying that she wanted some!

Comment by nanas16 — November 13, 2007 #

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Hey Hannah, i did make these… not quite the same! :)

you can check it out at http://mariposafeliz.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/never-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/

it was an adventure that’s for sure! i should have the pics up tomorrow. have a good laugh!
thanks again girl!
by the way- you are from the Boston area?

Comment by Mariposa — November 13, 2007 #

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Ooo delicious! I’ve been trying to find healthier granola bars and this recipe sounds perfect. Much better to make them myself than buy them. I hope mine turn out as well as yours look! :)

Comment by Ashley — November 14, 2007 #

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I just got around to making some of my own…they are a big hit!! Here is how I made them.

Comment by Julie — May 26, 2009 #

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