Chewy Snack Bars Recipes

CHEWY OATMEAL SNACK BARS

Steps:

• Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening. Melt butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and maple syrup; heat to boiling. Boil 1 minute, stirring frequently; remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla until mixture is smooth.
• Stir remaining ingredients into peanut butter mixture, mixing well. Press evenly in pan. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

CHEWY NUT AND CEREAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Lightly oil a 9-inch square baking pan, then line bottom and sides with parchment and lightly oil parchment.
• Toast almonds in a 4-sided sheet pan until pale golden, 6 to 9 minutes. Stir in sesame seeds and bake until seeds are golden, 3 to 4 minutes more. Transfer to a plate and cool completely.
• Reduce oven to 325°F.
• Gently heat honey, brown sugar, and oil in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring, until smooth.
• Stir together rice cereal, cashews, and almond-sesame mixture in a large bowl.
• Beat egg whites with a rounded 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl with a fork until foamy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir honey mixture into cereal mixture, then stir in whites.
• Spread mixture in baking pan, pressing gently, and bake until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely, then turn out onto a cutting board and cut into bars.

CHEWY ENERGY BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cereal, oats and wheat germ. In a small saucepan, combine the corn syrup, peanut butter and brown sugar. Cook over medium heat until peanut butter is melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour over cereal mixture; mix well., Transfer to a greased 9-in. square pan. Gently press cereal mixture evenly into pan. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

CHEWY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, sunflower seeds, 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips and 1/2 cup butterscotch chips. Spread into prepared pan.
• Top with 1/4 cup each of milk chocolate chips and butterscotch chips.
• Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool before cutting into bars.

CHEWY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the oats, flour, baking soda, vanilla, butter or margarine, honey and brown sugar. Stir in the 2 cups assorted chocolate chips, raisins, nuts etc.
• Lightly press mixture into the prepared pan. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes then cut into bars. Let bars cool completely in pan before removing or serving.

CHEWY OATMEAL SNACK BARS

Steps:

• Grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, with shortening.
• Melt butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat.
• Stir in brown sugar and maple syrup; heat to boiling.
• Boil 1 minute, stirring frequently; remove from heat.
• Stir in peanut butter and vanilla until mixture is smooth.
• Stir remaining ingredients into peanut butter mixture, mixing well. Press evenly in pan.
• Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
• For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.
• Store covered in refrigerator.

CHEWY CINNAMON BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg; beat well. Combine the flour, cinnamon and salt; add to creamed mixture and beat until smooth. Stir in pecans. Spread into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cut into small bars while warm; roll in confectioners' sugar.

CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER-MARSHMALLOW BARS

Steps:

• Grease a 9-inch square pan with butter and sprinkle 1/2 cup/17 grams of the cornflakes on the bottom of the pan.
• In a large pot, melt the 6 tablespoons/85 grams butter over medium-low heat. Add the marshmallows and kosher salt, and cook, stirring often, until about half of the marshmallows have melted but the mixture is not completely smooth. Add the peanut butter and mix until just combined, keeping some lumps of marshmallow.
• Take the pan off the heat, and working quickly, add about half the remaining 5½ cups cornflakes, folding them into the marshmallow mixture as gently as possible to avoid crushing the cereal. Repeat with the remaining cornflakes. If the mixture becomes too sticky to work with, briefly return the pot to the heat on low.
• Working quickly, transfer the mixture to the prepared pan, using a wet spoon or spatula to spread and pat into an even layer, again being careful to avoid crushing or packing the cereal.
• Place the chocolate in a small heatproof bowl and microwave it in 15-second intervals, stirring between intervals, until melted and smooth. Drizzle the chocolate over the bars in overlapping lines. (If using chocolate chips, scatter the chips onto the surface of the bars while they are still warm and let sit for 5 minutes, allowing the heat of the cornflakes to melt the chocolate before dragging a fork or toothpick through it to create lines.) Sprinkle the bars lightly with flaky sea salt, and set aside at room temperature (in a cool spot, if possible) until completely set, about 2 hours.
• Cut into bars and serve. Bars will keep, wrapped well at room temperature, for up to 3 days.

CHEWY SNACK BARS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine sugar and honey and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until smooth.
• Stir in fruit bits and cereal, and combine well.
• Press mixture into a 9 inch baking pan, using a piece of wax paper. Chill with paper on top for at least 1 hour.
• Remove the paper and chill for another hour.
• Cut into bars.