I made granola bars today. I have pinned countless granola bar recipes and have bought ingredients for granola bars I don't know how many times and yet I have never actually followed through and made them. Today I made them. This is a vegan recipe so I could eat it too. It calls for oil, I used olive oil. I also subbed carob chips for the chocolate chips and forgot the vanilla. I also added a TBSP or more of chia seeds and some chopped hazelnuts and subbed regular oats for quick oats for a chewier texture. It's funny cause I would have said I followed the recipe pretty closely till I typed out all the changes I made and realized the only part of the recipe I followed was the hot ingredients... mostly. The girls liked these (at least Laila did) and Soren said he liked them but only ate one bite of them, so I'm not sure he actually does. I think they are pretty good.
I made the mistake of adding the carob chips before pouring the hot ingredients in, so they all melted and maybe compromised the integrity of the entire bar, they are a little crumbly. I added more carob chips on top after I was done.
You can't taste the chia seeds in there, but I think the carob chips may have been overkill for the kids, I kinda wish I had just done plain old chocolate chips. You could do so many variations with the same basic recipe. You could add some coconut, or raisins and cinnamon. You could do craisins and sliced almonds. Oh, the possibilities are endless. I will make them again with some different variations for sure.
Oh, peanut butter and chocolate chips, you could add some peanut butter. Or do a savory sweet one with peanuts, almonds and some dried cranberries. You get the idea.
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