Chocolate-Pretzel Granola Bars
By Chatelaine
Photo: Roberto Caruso
Sure, you could keep buying granola bars. But with this seriously simple, sweet-salty recipe, why would you?
Ingredients
-
1 1/4 cups
quick oats
-
1/4 cup
unsalted
butter
-
1/4 cup
creamed
honey
-
1/4 cup
packed
brown sugar
-
3/4 cup
puffed rice cereal
-
3/4 cup
chopped
pretzels
-
2 tbsp
flaxseed
-
1/3 cup
chocolate chips
Instructions
- Spray an 8×8-in baking dish lightly with oil. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high. Add oats and toast, stirring often, until browned, 4 to 5 min. Set aside.
- Stir butter, honey and brown sugar in a large saucepan over medium-high. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and stir in oats, puffed rice, pretzels and flaxseeds until combined.
- Scrape into prepared dish. Smooth top, then sprinkle with chocolate chips. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 min. Cut into bars. Let stand at room temperature 5 min before serving. Keep bars in a plastic bag in the fridge up to 1 week.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 109,
- Protein
- 2 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 16 g,
- Fat
- 5 g,
- Fibre
- 1 g,
- Sodium
- 51 mg.
Originally published in the Today’s Parent November 2016 issue. Photo by Roberto Caruso.
