Cranberry Chocolate Chip Pecan Granola Bars Recipes

CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP PECAN GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 15"x 10" jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
• Combine the oats and pecans, and spread in an even layer on the prepared pan. Bake 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until toasted.
• In a large bowl, combine the egg, butter, honey, and vanilla. Add the cranberries, chocolate chips, sunflower seeds, toffee, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Mix until combined.
• Add the oats and almonds, and mix well.
• Re-line the pan with parchment paper so that the paper overhangs an inch or two on the two long sides. Spread the mixture evenly and firmly in the pan.
• Bake 13-18 minutes, or until the edges are slightly browned and the bars are set. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Then use the parchment paper to lift the bars out of the pan onto the wire rack to continue cooling. Cut into bars.**

COCONUT-CRANBERRY BARS WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper or grease.
• Mix graham cracker crumbs and butter together in a bowl; press into the prepared baking dish.
• Stir cranberries, sweetened condensed milk, pecans, coconut, white chocolate chips, and bittersweet chocolate chips together in a bowl; gently spread over the graham cracker crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, 25 to 28 minutes; cool on a wire rack.

CRANBERRY NUT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 13x9-inch pan with lightly-greased parchment paper; an inch or so of parchment paper should stick up on 2 sides to form lifting handles.
• Mix the quick-cooking oats, old-fashioned oats, pumpkin seeds, almonds, mixed nuts, cranberries, and sweetened condensed milk together in a bowl; spread into the prepared pan, evenly pressing into the corners and out to the sides.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden brown, 20-25 minutes, using slightly less time for chewier bars and slightly more time for crunchier bars.
• Allow the the bars cool for 5 minutes in the pan before using the parchment paper to lift them from the pan. Use a sharp knife to cut into bars. Let the bars cool completely and store in an airtight container.

LOW FAT CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees farenheit.
• Spray an 8" square pan with cooking oil spray or coat sides and bottom of pan with canola oil.
• In a large bowl, combine oats, flour, wheat germ, and cinnamon.
• Stir in honey until dry ingredients are well coated.
• Stir in dried cranberries and 1/3 cup of the chocolate chips.
• Pat mixture into oiled pan.
• Top mixture with remaining 1/3 cup of chocolate chips.
• Bake for 18 - 20 minutes or until top is golden.
• Cool in pan, then cut into squares.

CRANBERRY NUT OATMEAL GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper or waxed paper.
• Mix oats, cranberries, pecans, ground flax seed, chocolate chips, and wheat germ together in a bowl.
• Stir brown sugar, honey, vegetable oil, and salt together in a large microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave for 30 seconds. Stir mixture and heat in microwave again until smooth, about 30 seconds more. Stir vanilla extract and cinnamon into brown sugar mixture.
• Stir brown sugar mixture into oats mixture until evenly mixed and chocolate is melted; pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, about 30 minutes. Lift bars out of pan by pulling by the parchment paper; cool for 5 minutes before cutting into bars.