Applesauce Snack Cake
February 11, 2025
Quick Chocolate Mousse
February 19, 2025Difficulty
Easy / Beginner
Prep time
20 minutes
Cooking time
1 hour 30 minutes
Makes
16 servings
Description
This granola bars recipe is easy to make at home with a super crunchy and chewy texture. These granola bars have the goodness of nuts, oats and fruits that gives them natural sweetness and an irresistible flavor.
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees. Make aluminum foil sling for 13 by 9 inch backing pan and spray foil lightly with vegetable oil spray.
- Add 1/2 cup oats to food processor and lock lid into place. Process oats until finely ground, about 30 seconds. Stop food processor. Carefully remove blade. Transfer ground oats to small bowl. Fit blade back into food processor.
- Add pecans to now-empty food processor, lock lid back into place, and pulse until finely chopped, 5 to 8 pulses. Add pecans to bowl with ground oats.
- In large bowl, whisk sugar, egg whites, oil vanilla, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg until combined. Add chopped pecans, ground oats, remaining 1 1/2 cups whole oats, dried cherries, pepitas, sunflower seeds and coconut and use rubber spatula to stir until well combined.
- Transfer oat mixture to baking pan and spread into even layer. Spray bottom of large meta spatula lightly with vegetable oil spray. Use greased spatula to press firmly on top of oat mixture until mixture is very flat.
- Place pan in oven and bake bars until light golden brown, about 40 minutes. Use oven mitts to remove pan from oven. Place pan on cooling rack and let bars cool in pan for 15 minutes; do not turn off oven.
- Use foil to lift bars out of pan and transfer to cutting board. Use chef's knife to cu in half lengthwise. Then cut each half crosswire into 8 bars.
- Line rimmed baking sheet with clean piece of foil and spray with vegetable oil spray. Space bars evenly on baking sheet and place baking sheet in oven. Bake until bars are deep golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Use oven mitts to remove baking sheet from oven. Place baking sheet on cooling rack and let bars cool completely, about 1 hour. Serve. (Extra bars can be wrapped individually in plastic wrap and stored in zipper lock bag or airtight container or 1 week. Bars will get sifter and chewier over time.)
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil spray
- 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats, measured separately
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 large egg whites
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup raw pepitas
- 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
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At Crispy Crust Confections, we specialize in crafting delicious, high-quality desserts made with love and the finest ingredients. From cakes to cookies, each treat is baked fresh and designed to make your celebrations sweeter. Thank you for visiting, and we can't wait to share our passion for baking with you!