Curb that afternoon hunger with healthy granola bars

My hubby’s job is one that he has a hard time stopping for lunch and by the time he gets home from work he is very hungry so my job today was to find a healthy snack he could throw in his pocket to curb his afternoon hunger.

I have a favorite go-to granola bar recipe but I didn’t have everything I needed in the house so I was off to find a new recipe. After searching the Internet I didn’t find one that I had everything the recipe called for so off to my pantry to create my own with what I had.

Having made granola bars in the past I knew that every recipe required a few core items.

A base
A binding agent
And lots of filler

After going through my pantry I pulled out everything that could be considered a good choice for granola bars and compared what I had to a few recipes I found on the Internet and put together some basic measurements to get started.

Here is what I came up with and as we are now sampling the results I am pleased.

2 1/2 cups oatmeal (quick oats)
2/3 oat bran
1 t salt
1/2 t cinnamon
2 t vanilla
1/2 cup honey
1 stick melted butter
2/3 cups peanut butter
3 T corn syrup

Mix all the above ingredients until well blended.

Mix in 5 cups of assorted fillers. Be creative and use whatever you like or have in your pantry. Today I used, chocolate chips, raisins, slivered almonds and walnuts. Any dried fruit, nuts, chocolate chips and even coconut will work.

Generously butter a 9×13 pan and press firmly into pan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting and wrapping individually.

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