Granola bars

If you an make Rice Krispie treats, you can make this recipe. We have a few different ways that we like to make granola bars, and this recipe is a modified version of my girl Heidi Swanson's Big Sur Power Bar recipe (which you can find at 101cookbooks.com). 

Ingredients:

1 cup brown rice syrup

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup sugar (I used organic Demerara)

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 1/4 cups oats

1 1/2 cups Rice Krispies

1/4 cup choc chips

1/4 cup mixed dried fruit (I used golden raisins and cranberries)

1/4 cup nuts

1 tbsp flax seeds

Grease an 11x7 in pan and line with parchment.

Mix all berries, nuts, choc chips, flax seeds, Rice Krispies and oats in a large bowl.

In a saucepan, mix syrup, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Stirring constantly, let it boil for 4 min so that it thickens.

Mix the syrup mixture with the dry mixture. Spread into the pan and refrigerate so that it firms up a bit. Makes 24 bars:) 

SO much better homemade:)