My NEW Go To Snack

I am a granola bar girl.  When I need a quick snack, I grab one and devour it.  I know, I know. Great mental image, right?

Last week, I came across this on Pinterest.  Thank goodness I have friends who post healthy stuff.  Otherwise, I'd be eating cookies all the time.  I kid.  I think I kid.

So here's our family's new favorite snack.  Three different people who tried mine all said the same thing.  This tastes like no bake cookies.  In all honesty, one person who shall remain anonymous actually said, Hey!  These taste like diarrhea cookies.  And that folks, is the world I live in.  So glamorous.

Without further ado, here's the new snack we love...

Energy Bites

{pic via Give Me Some Oven}

Have a Great Weekend!

Homemade Granola Bars

Since becoming a stay at home mom, I have a little more time for homemade cooking, or cooking from scratch.  Little by little I'm searching for recipes for items we frequently snack on throughout the week.  One biggie at our house is granola bars.  I've tried out a lot of different recipes, and in the end I've taken bits and pieces from each one and came up with my own.  It's really not hard. You'll have most of ingredients in your pantry.  But, the best part is you'll know exactly what's in your food.  

Homemade Granola Bars

Dry Ingredients:

2 cups Oats

1 cup Whole Wheat Flour

1/2 cup Wheat Germ (found in cereal aisle)

3/4 Chocolate Chips

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1/2 tsp Salt

Wet Ingredients:

1 whole Egg Beaten

1/2 cup honey

1/4 cup Canola Oil

2 Tbsp Peanut Butter

2 tsp Vanilla Extract

• Mix all dry ingredients together well.
• Mix all wet ingredients together well.
• Pour wet ingredients onto dry ingredients.
• Mix together with your hands.
• Press into an greased aluminum foil lined 13 x 9 baking dish.
• Dump in granola mix.
• Firmly press granola evenly into dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15-25 minutes.  Closer to 15 for chewy and 25 for crunchy. 
• Allow to slightly cool.  Gently cut into granola bar pieces.  A pizza roller works well. 
• Leave in pan until granola has completely cooled.  If you take it out to early, it will break apart.
• Serve and enjoy!

{Wet and Dry Ingredients}

{Mixed Granola Pressed Into Pan}

Happy Cooking!