Chewy Fruit Granola Bars

Name: Chewy Fruit Granola Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 1-2/3 cups quick-cooking oats; 3/4 cup sugar plus 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/3 cup oat flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots; 1/2 cup each dried cherries and cranberries; 1/2 cup flaked coconut; 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts; 1/2 cup unsalted sunflower kernels; 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup; 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon water

These homemade chewy granola bars are easily customized to taste with your own favorite fruits and nuts.—Taste of Home Cooking School

Ingredients

1-2/3 cups quick-cooking oats
3/4 cup sugar plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup oat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup each dried cherries and cranberries
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1/2 cup unsalted sunflower kernels
1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon water

Directions

In a large bowl, combine oats, sugar, oat flour, salt and cinnamon; mix well. Stir in apricots, cherries, coconut, pecans and sunflower kernels; set aside.
In another bowl, whisk together honey, butter, corn syrup, vanilla and water. Add the honey mixture to the fruit mixture; mix until crumbly. Pat into a lightly greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown on the edges. Cool in pan for 5 minutes.
While still warm, cut into bars. Remove bars to a wire rack to cook completely. Wrap bars individually in plastic wrap or store in an airtight container with parchment paper separating layers.

Editor's Note

As a substitute for 1 cup oat flour, process 1-1/4 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats until finely ground.

Originally published as Chewy Granola Bars in Taste of Home Holiday Recipe Card Collection 2009

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jnestler

Jan 10, 2016

Delicious and easy to make! These are SUPERIOR to any store bought bar. My family really enjoys them.
rosy

Sep 28, 2010

Were very good - got a bit crunchy but I had the heat turned up too high!! But were good - would make them again. The only problem is I would like to know the calories and other nutrition (# fat grams, etc.) Please post - thanks!
Ginny LeJeune

Mar 7, 2010

I have not made this recipe but it sounds very good. Can the nutrition facts be added? Thanks!
brandi82IUP

Nov 17, 2009

My husband and I love this recipe! I don't like pecans or walnuts so I substituted unsalted dry-roasted peanuts and it is perfect! Also, in place of the dried cherries & cranberries I just use a bag of mixed dried berries, which also contains blueberries.
mzivich

Oct 3, 2009

I made this with regular flour, and didn't use sunflower kernels or apricots. I also chose the pecan option, and used a mixture of honey and maple. The bars turned out great - very chewy and flavorful. Thanks, TOH!

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