Welcome to the Addiction

We like food around here.  My mom is a fabulous cook and I could be entertained all day by the Food Network.  My girl is a foodie like me and my hubs has come around from a meat and potatoes guy to an adventurous eater.  I tend to get recipes and tweak and perfect them, but usually its to make them tastier and healthier.  Not an easy task.

I have been making granola bars for a few years now.  My old standby recipe was sooo good, but had (way more than I'd like to admit) sweetened condensed milk in it.  Not too healthy, but my family requested it every week.  So I went online and search and searched until I found one that looked promising.  I tried it an decided the base was workable, and then I spent a month tweaking until I got what I wanted.  So, here ya go!

Go-to (healthy) Granola Bars

3 cups oats

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup ground flax seed

1-2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup honey

1/2 vegetable oil (you can sub 1/2 applesauce)

2 eggs beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c peanuts or peanut butter

add ins: (1/4-1/2 cup each)

walnuts*

craisins*

raisins

chocolate chips*

cashews*

almonds

other dried fruit

etc

(* signifies what is regularly found in my granola)

Add dry ingredients together and mix.  Add wet ingredients and mix until everything is combined.  Press into a greased 9x13 baking dish and bake for 20-30 minutes at 350.  Try not to eat them all before breakfast tomorrow.  :)