Thanks for the recipe. I would actually stick with the sunflower seeds and sesame seeds for flavour variety and texture. It's also quite high in sugar although at least it's brown sugar and honey instead of whte refined sugar. I might be tempted to substitute the brown sugar for molasses.
thanks for the help! here's the recipe i used, i got it from http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/2007-04-01/How-to-Make-Healthy-Delicious-Granola-Bars.aspx (i thought it might be better if i used flax seeds instead of sunflower and sesame seeds). i made a more simplified version than whats below because i didnt have all the ingredients. all i used was: oats, peanuts, golden raisins, honey, margarine, and brown sugar. it was still quite good!
Homemade Granola Bars
2? cups rolled oats (old fashioned or instant)
1 cup shredded coconut
? cup raw sunflower seeds
? cup sesame seeds
? cup wheat germ
? cup slivered almonds
4 tablespoons butter or margarine
? cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
1 cup raisins
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Bake the oats, coconut, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, wheat germ and almonds on a 9-by-12-inch baking sheet for 20 minutes, starting as you preheat your oven to 300 degrees.
Heat the butter, brown sugar and honey in a small saucepan, simmering while the dried ingredients are baking. Add the raisins to the dried mix as soon as it's removed from the oven.
Remove the saucepan from the heat, mix in the vanilla extract and pour the liquid mix over the oat mixture, stirring until all the dried mixture is coated.
Press the granola firmly into the bottom of a greased 8-by-8-inch pan and place the pan in the still-warm oven to bake (at 300 degrees) for 20 minutes. You can cut the batch into bars after the granola has cooled slightly, but wait to take the bars out of the pan until they're completely cool.
This recipe alone makes a yummy treat, but these ingredients simply make up a basic granola recipe. You can mix things up with a variety of seeds, fruits and anything else that sounds good in a granola bar. Dried figs, dates, apples and apricots all can be successful additions, or you can add crunchy peanut butter to the honey mix or substitute rolled wheat or rye for 1 cup of the oats. Substitute molasses for part of the honey, add poppy seeds or carob chips, or sprinkle in some cinnamon.
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Thanks for the recipe. I would actually stick with the sunflower seeds and sesame seeds for flavour variety and texture. It's also quite high in sugar although at least it's brown sugar and honey instead of whte refined sugar. I might be tempted to substitute the brown sugar for molasses.
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Wonderful, ya Aggie, thank you! Mmmm mmmm, good!
Mandi
thanks for the help! here's the recipe i used, i got it from http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/2007-04-01/How-to-Make-Healthy-Delicious-Granola-Bars.aspx (i thought it might be better if i used flax seeds instead of sunflower and sesame seeds). i made a more simplified version than whats below because i didnt have all the ingredients. all i used was: oats, peanuts, golden raisins, honey, margarine, and brown sugar. it was still quite good!
Homemade Granola Bars
2? cups rolled oats (old fashioned or instant)
1 cup shredded coconut
? cup raw sunflower seeds
? cup sesame seeds
? cup wheat germ
? cup slivered almonds
4 tablespoons butter or margarine
? cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
1 cup raisins
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Bake the oats, coconut, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, wheat germ and almonds on a 9-by-12-inch baking sheet for 20 minutes, starting as you preheat your oven to 300 degrees.
Heat the butter, brown sugar and honey in a small saucepan, simmering while the dried ingredients are baking. Add the raisins to the dried mix as soon as it's removed from the oven.
Remove the saucepan from the heat, mix in the vanilla extract and pour the liquid mix over the oat mixture, stirring until all the dried mixture is coated.
Press the granola firmly into the bottom of a greased 8-by-8-inch pan and place the pan in the still-warm oven to bake (at 300 degrees) for 20 minutes. You can cut the batch into bars after the granola has cooled slightly, but wait to take the bars out of the pan until they're completely cool.
This recipe alone makes a yummy treat, but these ingredients simply make up a basic granola recipe. You can mix things up with a variety of seeds, fruits and anything else that sounds good in a granola bar. Dried figs, dates, apples and apricots all can be successful additions, or you can add crunchy peanut butter to the honey mix or substitute rolled wheat or rye for 1 cup of the oats. Substitute molasses for part of the honey, add poppy seeds or carob chips, or sprinkle in some cinnamon.
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GNC? Yes, love it if you'd post the recipe!
Mandi
Flax seeds are also called linseeds, most commonly available at Megamart along with other similar health products.
Can I have your recipe for your home-made granola bars please?
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I saw wheatgerm on sale a couple of days ago in Qmart at he Mall.
Flax seeds: Carrefour have them from time to time in their 'Bio' section.
Megamart is good for this type of product.