Homemade Cinnamon Cherry Granola Bars

 

I've been on a mission to make homemade granola bars. There's something about creating your own recipe that is intensely gratifying. For my third attempt at making my own recipe I reduced the flour, increased the cinnamon and opted for an egg white rather than the whole egg. I think my adjustments were quite successful in acheiving the texture and taste I was hoping for. If you would like to add to this recipe you might consider pecans or almonds, coconut, mini white or dark chocolate chips. The end result is a bar that is crunchy yet still chewy, a requirement of mine for a great granola bar. This is also a nice recipe to make with your children, as it is fairly simple and they will enjoy eating something they have helped make.

Cinnamon Cherry Granola Bars

1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

1 cup Rice Krispies cereal

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 cup honey

1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 cup dried cherries, chopped

1 egg white

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease an 8X8 baking dish.

 

Combine oats, rice krispies, whole wheat flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in bowl. Mix with a fork until combined.

 

Add honey and vanilla. Mix well.

 

Add chopped cherries and mix to combine.

 

Separate egg white into a small bowl...

 

...whisk until frothy and foamy... add to granola mixture and mix until evenly coated.

 

Place granola mixture in baking dish and press down evenly with the back of a fork. Bake in oven for 22-25 minutes until evenly browned. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack in pan until completely cooled. Cut into bars.

 

Yummy homemade granola bar my kids will actually eat: mission accomplished!!!

 

Comments

[Kris Larson]

Looks yummy! They're on our agenda for tomorrow. I'll be adding dark choc-o-chips to ours! Thanks Kim!

[Jeanne]

I am going to print this out right away. The kids will love it...thanks so much!

[Teri]

Kim, I swear we're kindred spirits :) I've been on a homemade granola bar mission too! There's a recipe in the Food Network magazine that I was going to try, but yours sounds just as good! Stay cool! Teri

[Mermaid Debbie]

Yummy! Yummy!

[Stephanie]

I just added these ingredients to my grocery list, these look great ! Thanks for sharing this with us!

[Monica]

I've been wondering for quite some time how I could make a good granola bar. Thanks for sharing the recipe -- I will give it a try.

[MonicaA]

Those look and sound delish!Now if I was that ambitious to actually make them ..lol.
Thanks for the sweet comments over on my blog , hoping this cold bug leaves us soon too , so far no such luck! Hope you are enjoying your summer :)
Hugs
Monica

[Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship]

I might try this with 2 c. oats instead of the rice cereal...will let you know if I do! :)