Delicious Homemade Granola Bars!

I love to make these granola bars to give me a bit of energy during that 3 o'clock slump when I just want to take a small nap on the couch or in one of the kids beds or on the kitchen counter....  But seriously these are good and make a great post baby gift!  I gave these to two of my friends after they had a baby as a grab and go snack and they loved it!  The great thing about this recipe is that you can change it.... a lot! I will give you my recipe but feel free to experiment and play around a bit!

I take all the dry ingredients and put them in a bowl then put the honey and the brown sugar in a sauce pan and heat until mixed together, you can also add some peanut butter if no one if allergic!  Don't boil the honey and brown sugar as the hotter it gets the sweeter it gets, so if it boils it gets very sweet but not really in a good way...  When that is all melted you pour into the dry ingredients and mix until wet.

After all ingredients are wet with honey/brown sugar mixture press into a greased (or not, seriously it doesn't matter that much) and keep pressing with hands or spatula.

Now it is time to put them in the fridge for 1 hour (if you can press once or twice in that hour to make them super packed, all the better), cut into bars (makes about 15 bars), store in the fridge to make them harder so they don't fall apart when you eat them.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup filler (rice puffs, millet puffs, etc.)
3/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup wheat germ (optional)
1/2 cup slivered almonds (optional)
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup coconut flakes (optional)

Wet ingredients:
1 cup honey
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp peanut butter (optional)
( I have used coconut oil in place of some honey as well, do half and half)

Mix dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  Heat wet ingredients in a saucepan and once liquid mix into dry ingredients.  Press into 11x9 pan and press repeatedly.  Place in fridge and press two more times if possible before cutting an hour later.  Store in fridge, eat within 6 weeks, if they last that long!