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Try these terrific granola bars from Laura McDowell, Lake Villa, Illinois. The chewy bars have plenty of oats and nuts, and the dried cherries add just the right amount of tang.
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Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 208 calories, 9 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 76 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.
Originally published as Sunflower-Cherry Granola Bars in Taste of Home June/July 2007, p47
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Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2012 by 1herosmom
These are really tasty, but I guess I overcooked the syrup(I exchanged honey for the corn syrup) and they were almost impossible to cut. Had the practically chisel them out and then the cutting was hard as heck--but they are very tasty and will make them again and be more careful of the heat.
Reviewed on Jul. 31, 2012 by bakergirlmd
Was wondering if you could use raw vs. salted sunflower kernels? How about pepitas (the inside "seed" of the pumpkin seed) or other small nut in place of the sunflower seeds? I like the idea of all honey instead of the corn syrup, since it contains high fructose corn syrup...makes the bars healthier!
Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2011 by cctp1016
These were so addictive! I used honey roasted peanut butter and substituted some of the corn syrup with honey and it came out great!
Reviewed on Aug. 03, 2010 by ldray18
EXCELLENT!! I'm always on the hunt for homemade versions of store-bought granola bars and these are definitely a keeper! Substituted dried cranberries for the cherries since they were so much cheaper.
Reviewed on Oct. 01, 2009 by Carm9
Do not over heat syrup and sugar as I did the first time I made as it sets up too much quickly & had to mix with hands & was hard to cut. Could probably use honey instead of syrup.Very Good. We both liked but don't press down too much as they get too hard.
Do not over heat syrup and sugar as I did the first time I made as it sets up too much quickly & had to mix with hands & was hard to cut. Could probably use honey instead of syrup.
Very Good. We both liked but don't press down too much as they get too hard.
Reviewed on Jun. 07, 2009 by Windwisprd
Wow, couldn't believe how good these are. I followed the recipe except for the "cherries & raisins", I used a dried multi-berry blend (Welch's & Sunsweet both have one in the grocery stores) and I make my own peanutbutter. Yes, it has sugar it in, but they're the best tasting one's I've ever made.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2009 by KScales1
We apologize for the error in the recipe description. It should have read, "The chewy bars have plenty of oats and nuts." The corn syrup in the recipe is correct.Thank you for bringing this to our attention.Taste of Home Test Kitchen
We apologize for the error in the recipe description. It should have read, "The chewy bars have plenty of oats and nuts." The corn syrup in the recipe is correct.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Reviewed on May. 10, 2008 by waldushka
where is the honey? Did you sub it for the corn syrup
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