Cranberry Nut Oatmeal Granola Bars

Healthy homemade granola bars. This recipe is easily customizable. You can substitute the dried fruit, pecans, and chocolate morsels out for what you like.

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper or waxed paper.

Step: 2

Mix oats, cranberries, pecans, ground flax seed, chocolate chips, and wheat germ together in a bowl.

Step: 3

Stir brown sugar, honey, vegetable oil, and salt together in a large microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave for 30 seconds. Stir mixture and heat in microwave again until smooth, about 30 seconds more. Stir vanilla extract and cinnamon into brown sugar mixture.

Step: 4

Stir brown sugar mixture into oats mixture until evenly mixed and chocolate is melted; pour into the prepared baking dish.

Step: 5

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, about 30 minutes. Lift bars out of pan by pulling by the parchment paper; cool for 5 minutes before cutting into bars.

Per Serving: 283 calories; protein 3.8g; carbohydrates 43.4g; fat 11.8g; cholesterol 2.7mg; sodium 84.6mg.

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