Apricot Granola Treats Recipes

APRICOT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Combine oats, wheat germ, cereal, seeds and apricots in large bowl. Melt margarine in small bowl.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Stir into dry mixture. Mix well. Press firmly into a non-stick 9" square pan.
• Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

CRANBERRY-APRICOT GRANOLA BARS--DELICIOUS!!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with foil, allowing foil to extend over edges of pan. Lightly coat the foil with vegetable cooking spray;set aside.
• In a large bowl stir together the granola, oats, fruit, and flour.
• In a small bowl whisk together the egg, honey, oil, and cinnamon. Add to granola mixture. Stir until combined.
• Pat mixture firmly into prepared pan.
• Bake for 30 min or until golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Use foil to lift mixture from pan. Trim edges, if desired. Cut into bars.
• To store, place in airtight container and store at room temperature up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.

MAPLE APRICOT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Finely grind flaxseeds in coffee/spice grinder, then stir together with oats, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, salt, oil, and syrup in a large bowl.
• Spread mixture evenly in 2 large shallow baking pans (1 inch deep) and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, stirring and switching position of pans halfway through baking, until golden brown, about 30 minutes total.
• Cool granola completely in pans on racks, then stir in ginger (if using) and apricots.

ALMOND-APRICOT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Put almond butter and honey in a small saucepan over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until they melt together; whisk to combine.
• Put the crispy cereal, granola, almonds, apricots and salt in a bowl and add the mixture of almond butter and honey; stir well to combine.
• Grease a 7- or 8-inch-square baking dish with a little oil and line it with plastic wrap. Spread the granola mixture evenly into the dish, pressing down gently, and cover with more plastic wrap; refrigerate until set, at least one hour. Once set, remove by lifting the edges of the plastic wrap out of the dish; peel off the plastic and cut the bars to any size you like.