No Bake 5-Ingredient Granola Bar
Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar, Firmly Packed
1/2 Cup Honey
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter (Adams non-hydrogenated is my favorite)
2 Cups Cheerios
2 Cups Oats (Old Fashioned are much better than Instant, which has a glue like aftertaste)
Optional Ingredients to mix in or press on top: Dried Fruit, Nuts, Cocoa Powder (no need to add more sweet to this), Coconut, Chocolate Chips/M&M...
Instructions:
1. In a small pan, mix Brown Sugar and Honey.
2. Heat and stir until boiling.
3. Remove from heat and stir in Peanut Butter.
4. Add any optional stir-in ideas: Cocoa Powder, Nuts, Dried Fruit, and Coconut...
5. Pour in measured Cheerios and Oats and mix well.
Tip: Try to have all the ingredients ready ASAP as it doesn't mix as well once it starts to cool.
6. Press firmly into a greased 9x13 pan.
7. Press on top any optional ingredients: Chocolate Chips/M&M...
8. Cool and cut into desired sizes.
Tip: Wait long enough for it to stick together, but not too long that it becomes too difficult to cut.
9. You can freeze these bars individually and thaw on the day you want to eat.
10. Or, store in an airtight container for 3-5 days.
