No-bake Chewy Granola Bars

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar, tightly packed
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3 cups low-fat granola (not cereal)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup almonds, slivered

Recipe

• 1 combine brown sugar, honey, vanilla and butter in a medium saucepan. bring to a boil over medium heat.
• 2 lower heat and then simmer for 2 more minutes or until sugar is dissolved.
• 3 cool completely.
• 4 meanwhile, combine the granola, coconut, raisins, 1/2 cup chocolate chips and almonds in a large bowl.
• 5 stir the brown sugar mixture into the granola mixture. spread out in a 13x9 baking pan. press the remaining chocolate chips on the top.
• 6 refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 7 cut into 36 bars.