Sweet and Salty Granola Bars

These granola bars are no-bake and very simple to assemble...great for all ages. Our students really seemed to enjoy making and tasting them. It is also great to know exactly what is in the granola bars, and it is all whole food ingredients, rather than the artificial ingredients that are often found in some store bought granola bars.

To make this recipe, you will need: 

1 1/2 cup of rolled oats

1/3 cup honey (or other liquid sweetener of your choice)

1/3 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter of your choice)

1/2 cup cranberries or dried cherries

1/2 cup almonds

Place all ingredients into a bowl. When measuring out the peanut butter or the honey, it might help to grease your measuring cup so the contents do not stick. Once all ingredients are mixed together, place the dough into a pan and flatten the bars until they are all about the same thickness. If the bars are not sticking together well, you can add some additional honey. Place bars in the refrigerator to set for at least 15 minutes. Once the bars have hardened a bit, cut them into 8 to 10 equal sized pieces. Keep them in the fridge to keep them fresh.

Makes 8-10 servings