Friday, February 28, 2014

Sunflower Seeds Granola Bars

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Anyone love granola bar as much as I do because I love granola bar. They are a quick anytime snack; cruchy, chewy, nutty ect..and this is a very easy and quick granola bar that you can make at home. Makes you feel full longer, a great snack for kids after school or for moms on the go. This is my first attempt on making these, and my friends and co-work loves them. I hope they are not lying J here is how!
Ingredients:
1/3 cup corn syrup
1/3 cup liquid honey
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1½-cup rice crisp cereal
2 cups large-flake rolled oats, or any oats that you have in your pantry would do just as good and crunchy yummy bars
1-cup unsalted sunflower seeds
½-cup raisin ½-cup dried apricot (sliced) or any dried as desired,
1-cup almond sliced
Directions:
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In a saucepan, bring corn syrup, honey and oil to boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat, simmer for a 3-5 min. Remove from the heat, and let it cool for a minute. 
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Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine oats, sunflower seeds, cereal, raisins, apricot and almonds. Pour the syrup over and stir to coat evenly. Pack into a nonstick cake pan and pressing down firmly to the pan using parchment paper to avoid sticking as shown in the picture above.  
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Preheat the oven 350 Fahrenheit. Bake in centre for about 20-25 minute. Let it cool down completely before remove from the cake pan, cut into bars or any shapes and sizes if like and just store in a ziplock bag or cookie jar for a perfect anytime snack. Enjoy,~~ Happy Cooking~~

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