Description
These easy-to-make and also easy-to-customize granola bars have become a family camping tradition!
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup butter, melted (2 sticks)
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 Tbsp. molasses
- 1 cup light corn syrup (or honey)
Ingredient Additions
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- about 3 cups of vanilla a’peels
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a very large bowl, combine the oats, sugar, and salt. Stir well to combine.
- Melt the butter in a 4 cup microwave glass measure (or bowl). To this add the vanilla, molasses, and corn syrup. Whisk to combine.
- Pour butter mixture over the oat mixture and stir to combine completely.
- To this add your ingredient additions. Once added, use your clean hands to mix, squeeze, and combine all the ingredients into one cohesive mixture.
- Press the mixture into a large greased sheet pan and flatten the bars into an even layer.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes to desired doneness. Bars should at least be gold and slightly bubbling on the edges. Leave in a few minutes longer if you want a more caramelized flavor.
- Immediately sprinkle the vanilla a’peels over the hot bars. Allow to sit until they are shiny and melted through, then use an offset spatula to evenly spread the melted candy over the top.
- At this point, it’s a good idea to cut through the bars partially, especially around the pan edges. This will save effort and time later when the bars have cooled and set and you’re ready to serve or wrap them up for later.