Granola Squares Recipes

CHEWY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the oats, flour, baking soda, vanilla, butter or margarine, honey and brown sugar. Stir in the 2 cups assorted chocolate chips, raisins, nuts etc.
• Lightly press mixture into the prepared pan. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes then cut into bars. Let bars cool completely in pan before removing or serving.

GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Spread the oats and coconut evenly across a baking sheet.
• Toast oats and coconut in preheated oven until browned, about 10 minutes; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Mix honey, peanut butter, vanilla extract, and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until smooth. Pour the honey mixture over the oats and coconut; stir to coat. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until beginning to dry, about 15 minutes for crunchy granola bars, less if you like them chewy. Cool completely before cutting.

GRANOLA SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Coat a 11 1/2 by 16 1/2 jelly roll pan with cooking spray.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the oats, sunflower seeds, wheat germ, flour, milk, Grape-Nuts cereal, peanuts, pecans, walnuts, raisins and almonds.
• In a 2 cup measuring bowl beat together the oil, honey, water, cinnamon and vanilla.
• Pour over dry mixture coating thoroughly.
• Spread granola in the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes.
• Leave mixture in the oven about an hour until cool.
• Granola should be very crisp.
• Cut into squares and store in a covered container.

EASY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sweetened condensed milk, butter, coconut, almonds, chocolate chips and cranberries with your hands until well blended. Press flat into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, depending on how crunchy you want them. Lightly browned just around the edges will give you moist, chewy bars. Let cool for 5 minutes, cut into squares then let cool completely before serving.

GRANOLA ICE CREAM SQUARES

Steps:

• Sprinkle 2 cups of granola in ungreased 9x9" square baking pan.
• Drizzle with ice cream topping.
• Cut ice cream into about 1" slices.
• Place on granola in pan.
• Let stand until slightly softened.
• Spread evenly.
• Sprinkle with remaining granola.
• Cover and freeze until firm, about 5 hours.
• Cut into squares.
• Serve with additional topping if desired.

CHEWY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° and lightly grease or spray 9 x 13 pan.
• In large bowl, beat brown sugar, sugar, and butter until light and fluffy.
• Blend in honey, vanilla and egg.
• In separate bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
• Add flour mixture gradually to sugar mixture and beat until combined.
• By hand, stir in almonds, chocolate chips and oats until well mixed.
• Press mixture firmly in bottom of greased pan, and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes, or until light golden brown.
• Cool and cut into squares.

STRAWBERRY GRANOLA SQUARES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the granola, flour, brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside a third of the mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture into a well-greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes. , Spread preserves over crust; sprinkle with reserved granola mixture. Bake until filling is bubbly around the edges, about 15 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares. Store in the refrigerator.