Peanut Butter Granola Bars

Total Time: 4 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup steel cut oats
• 2 cups crispy rice cereal
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped (or blueberries, or banana chips)
• 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2/3 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 combine oats. spread oats in a baking pan, and toast in oven for 15 minutes, stirring every five minutes.
• 3 remove from oven, and let cool five minutes.
• 4 prepare a 9 x 13 pan by spraying with nonstick cooking spray. set aside.
• 5 in a large bowl, combine oats, cereal, cranberries, chocolate chips, cinnamon and salt. set aside.
• 6 in a small sauce pan, combine honey and peanut butter. cook over low heat until thoroughly combined. do not boil.
• 7 remove peanut butter mixture from heat; add vanilla, stir to combine.
• 8 pour over oat mixture, stir to thoroughly combine.
• 9 pour mixture into prepared 9 x 13 pan.
• 10 let sit 3-4 hours to set up.
• 11 cut into bars and enjoy!