No Bake Chewy Granola Bars Ala Rachael Ray

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 cups granola cereal, any store bought
• 1 cup crispy rice cereal
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup thin pretzel stick
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar with the honey and butter. bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then lower the heat to medium-low and simmer until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes.
• 2 remove the saucepan from the heat.
• 3 add the granola, rice cereal, raisins and pretzels to the saucepan and fold the ingredients to evenly coat with the sauce.
• 4 transfer the granola mixture to a 9-by-13-inch ungreased baking pan and press firmly to evenly fill.
• 5 gently press the chocolate chips onto the top of the granola.
• 6 let the granola mixture set in the refrigerator until firm, about 15 minutes, then cut into 2 1/4-by 3-inch bars.