Banana Split Granola Bars Recipes

BANANA SPLIT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9×13 pan with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325°
• In a small sauce pan heat 1/2 cup until boiling over high heat, add quinoa, reduce to a simmer and cover for 9 minutes. Remove from heat, allow to sit for 5 minutes and fluff with fork.
• Transfer cooked quinoa into medium bowl to cool.
• In a large bowl combine oats, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• When the quinoa is cooled add mashed banana, egg, honey, Canola Oil and vanilla to bowl with quinoa. Stir to combine.
• Pour quinoa mixture over oat mixture and stir until all combined.
• Stir in dried cherries, walnuts and chocolate chips evenly.
• Spread mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes until top is golden and set.
• Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.

GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Spread the oats and coconut evenly across a baking sheet.
• Toast oats and coconut in preheated oven until browned, about 10 minutes; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Mix honey, peanut butter, vanilla extract, and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until smooth. Pour the honey mixture over the oats and coconut; stir to coat. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until beginning to dry, about 15 minutes for crunchy granola bars, less if you like them chewy. Cool completely before cutting.