{"id":777,"date":"2015-06-03T14:35:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T14:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betondinner.com\/?p=777"},"modified":"2018-07-04T19:03:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T19:03:01","slug":"chocolate-chip-granola-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/chocolate-chip-granola-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Chip Granola Bars."},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love to bake, but lack the self-control to have homemade sweets around on a regular basis. (Oh, I’m in the kitchen, it must be time for a snack<\/del> to hack off another piece of this cake\/snitch another cookie\/try not to let the kids see that I’m chewing something….) \u00a0That’s why I’m so into\u00a0zucchini snack cake<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0breakfast cookies<\/a>, since they’re healthier (lower in sugar and more filling, at least!) but still fun to bake. When I mentioned my granola-bar-making woes, one of my readers pointed me to these chocolate chip granola bars from Weelicious<\/a> (thank you, Lindsay, from the bottom of my heart!), and I’ve been making them ever since!<\/p>\n

\"stirring<\/a>My three-year-old loves to help make healthy homemade snacks<\/del>\u00a0anything with chocolate chips.<\/em><\/p>\n

These chewy little bars are packed with oats, and – miracle of miracles! – they stay together when you cut them up (and when they go for a ride in your purse!). If I had to compare them to a store-bought bar, they’re similar to Quaker Chewy bars…but to me, the packaged bars are overly\u00a0sweet but not very flavorful otherwise. The homemade bars are much more complex and interesting – toasty oats, coconut, vanilla, a hint of saltiness, honey and brown sugar – and chocolate! I really can’t overstate how much I heart\u00a0these granola bars. (Plus: none of the artificial flavors and preservatives.)<\/p>\n

\"my<\/a>Blurry, yet so perfect: the dancer pose, the shirtless baby eating bits of raw oatmeal from the violent stirring, and the dog hurrying over to get her share…<\/em><\/p>\n

To make the granola bars, you mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl, measure and mix the wet ingredients right in the measuring cup, and stir it all together! Line the bottom of a 9×13 pan with parchment paper (I love these parchment sheets<\/a> from King Arthur, and half of a sheet is perfect here), and then press the oat mixture firmly into the pan. Bake, cool, and cut!<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Nobody has to know that hungry grown-ups are allowed to eat 2 of these!<\/em><\/p>\nPrint<\/a>

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