Homemade Cranberry Almond Granola Bars
These delicious Homemade Cranberry Almond Granola Bars are a healthy and easy-to-make snack that works any time of the day!
Equipment
- 1 Oven
- 1 9 x 9" Baking Pan
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl
- 1 Small Saucepan
- 1 Mixing Spoon
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
- 2 cups Rolled Oats
- ½ cup Chopped Almonds
- ½ cup Dried Cranberries
- ½ cup Honey
- ½ cup Peanut Butter
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and prepare a 9×9″ baking pan by lining it with parchment paper.
- Grab a large mixing bowl, pour in the rolled oats, chopped almonds, cranberries, and salt.
- Take a small saucepan and turn on your stovetop to low heat. Next, stir in honey and peanut butter and mix together until the heated mixture has a smooth consistency.
- Carefully stir and mix in the vanilla bean extract.
- Turn off stovetop heat and remove the saucepan. Slowly pour in the heated honey/peanut butter mixture into the rolled oat mixture from Step #2. Stir/mix well to combine.
- Transfer the granola mixture to the prepared baking pan. Press very firmly into an even layer. The firm pressure is important to ensure the finished granola bars maintain their proper shape
- Bake at 350℉ for 20-25 minutes until the top is golden and the granola is firm.
- Remove from the oven and allow the granola to cool completely before cutting into 16 equal bars