Cinnamon Granola Bars

Name: Cinnamon Granola Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, softened; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed; 2 tablespoons honey; 2 cups old-fashioned oats; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup raisins

I make these at least once a week for my husband, David. He takes one in his lunch every week and never gets tired of them. I love providing him with something so healthy to snack on that doesn't taste low-fat. —Jessica VanLaningham, Cockeysville, Maryland

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
2 tablespoons honey
2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup raisins

Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add egg; beat well. Stir in flax and honey. In a small bowl, combine the oats, flour, cinnamon and baking soda; stir into creamed mixture just until blended. Gently stir in raisins.
Press into an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 14-18 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 231 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 28mg cholesterol, 94mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (24g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.

Originally published as Chewy Granola Bars in Healthy Cooking June/July 2010

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Rebeccastar14

Jan 31, 2019

Such a simple and tasty recipe. I used it as a base and then added peanut butter and chocolate chips. My son ate them up.
Abs

Jan 5, 2017

This was nice, but I'm not sure it can be described as healthy seeing as it is full of sugar- sugar, honey and raisins. I'd give it five stars if it had been listed as a treat.
Cookiesnob

May 24, 2016

I made these today and they turned out perfect. Kind of a chewy, soft granola bar similar to an oatmeal cookie. I can see how different dried fruits or chocolate chips would change it up nicely for variety. I'm sure I'll make these again.
adamscook

Apr 9, 2016

These were absolutely delicious! My husband said they were so much better than any you can buy. I will definitely be making these again! I put them into a 9x13 pan, and they ended making about 14 bars.
angieact1

Sep 22, 2014

This is a great snack and I added chocolate chips in place of the raisins.
menicki

Sep 9, 2014

these turned out great, have made them several times.Have a question for Ladyslipper9When you finished making these, what did you call them? because it certainly was NOT the recipe for Cinnamon Granola Bars.
jessilyn8508

Sep 2, 2014

I did quite a bit of add ons: walnuts, almonds, chocolate chips and coconut (all i had was sweetened from a previous recipe) and they were AMAZING ... a great after school snack for my 6yr old. I did have too cook them for about 25 minutes for them too harden but well worth the wait :-)
jtap888

Aug 24, 2014

Made these yesterday. I had to substitute the butter for applesauce (husband and I have dairy allergy) and these were really good. I did have to bake them a bit longer because of the sub. Next time I make them, I'm subbing peanut butter for the butter and adding mini chocolate chips to send to my daughter in college. Thanks for the great recipe.
ladyslipper9

Aug 21, 2014

Very good. I used 2T coconut oil 2T butter,11/2 oats, 1/2c coconut, 2T wheat germ for flax seed, dried cherries for raisins. I aiso used 1/2c whole wheat flour and 1/2c white flour and decreased brown sugar to 2/3c.
t_dggrs4jc

Jun 21, 2014

Really yummy. Easy to prepare with my children. A big hit with my family. We added sunbutter and wheat germ in place of the flax seed. Definitely plan on making again.