Chocolate Chip Soft Baked Granola Bars
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These tender granola bars are not only kid-friendly, they can also be made by kids! The recipe is adapted from Family Feasts for $75 a Week by Mary Ostyn.
Author: Sarah and Katherine Hatfield
Serves: 18 bars
Ingredients
- 1½ cups dairy-free soft baked granola
- 1½ cups quick oats
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour or whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar or coconut sugar
- ½ cup dairy-free buttery spread or buttery sticks
- ½ cup honey, agave nectar, or maple syrup
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup mini dairy-free chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350ºF and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish (you can use the same one you made the granola with!).
- Put the granola, oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and stir to combine.
- Put the sugar, buttery spread, liquid sweetener, eggs, and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Stir the wet mixture into the flour mixture until well combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Evenly spread the batter into your prepared baking dish.
- Bake the bars for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown. They will still be a bit soft; the bars will firm up as they cool.
- Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes before cutting them into 18 rectangular bars.
- If desired, wrap the bars individually.
- Store the bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Individually wrap and freeze to enjoy later.
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/soft-baked-granola-bars