Homemade Granola Bars

Ingredients 

Dry

  2 1/4 cups old fashioned oats

  1 cup flour

  3 Tbsp brown sugar

  1/2 cup wheat germ (optional)

  2 Tbsp ground flax seed (optional)

  1/2 tsp salt

Wet

  1/2 cup oil

  1/2 cup honey

  1 egg

  2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.

2. Combine wet ingredients in small bowl.

3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and combine.

4. Dump into a greased or parchment lined 9 x 13 inch pan.  Using a greased spatula or wet hand spread it into an even layer.

5. Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes, or until lightly golden brown on the edges.  Cool pan and cut into any bars and shapes desired (a pizza cutter works great for this).

6. Store in closed container, can be wrapped in parchment or wax paper individually to put in lunch boxes.

Above are the general direction, below are for different flavors:

Cinnamon Raisin:

Add 3/4 cup raisins and 1/2 tsp cinnamon to dry ingredients.

Chocolate Chip:

Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips to dry ingredients.

Peanut butter Chocolate Chip:

Add 1/2 cup roasted peanuts and 1/2 cup chocolate chips to dry ingredients.  Add approximately 1/3 cup peanut butter after combining wet and dry ingredients.

Notes:

-       This recipe can easily be modified in pretty much any way you would want.

-       These granola bars are not like ones you would buy in the grocery store.