Comments on: Homemade Granola Bar Recipe - (No high fructose corn syrup in these bars!)

By: Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:15:54 +0000

I just made a variation of these. I didn’t have oatmeal but had the Bob’s Red Mill 5-grain hot cereal, so I used that. No peanuts except shelled ones, so I used finely-chopped walnuts. I didn’t have sunflower seeds, so I used some flax meal and some wheat bran. I also used toasted wheat germ and raisins. In the wet ingredients, I increased the butter a little bit and used dark brown sugar. I also added about 2 tbsp. of blackstrap molasses for iron. When I melted the sugars, I let them carmelize with the butter and the flavor is unbelieveable. They are still hardening, but I ate what was left on the spoon (which hardened quickly and well, maybe because I cooked the sugars a little longer?) and the results are amazing. THANK YOU for this recipe!!! It lends itself to all kinds of variation!!!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:44:41 +0000

I made them and they are awesome!

By: Cheri

Cheri — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:59:58 +0000

I love sneaking healthy supplements into my childrens food and have two with anaphylactic food allergies so now want to find a non-soy protein bar for one of them. I think this recipe will do it with a few modifications. I much prefer maple syrup to honey and plan to add whey protein powder, flaxseed oil, dried cherries and dark mini chocolate chips to this recipe. I can’t wait to try it tonight (and get my 9 year old son to help) and will repost his reaction. Thanks so much.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:20:37 +0000

Your recipe looks awesome. I’m allergic to peanuts so I’ll prob substitute almonds instead. I’ve been looking everywhere for a good granola bar recipe. Have you tried making it with agave? Agave is a natural sweetener that some people use in lieu of sugar. I’m trying to cut out sugar in my diet completely and found that a lot of the granola bar recipes out there use honey and brown sugar.

By: Gabreial

Gabreial — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:48:20 +0000

Thanks so much for this recipe. I’ve been searching and searching for a Granola recipe and one for bars without High Fructose Corn Syrup. I’m glad I found this recipe. I’ll be making it tonight with some minor fruit/nut changes for our road trip!

Thank you!

By: Alessandra

Alessandra — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:22:43 +0000

These are so good. I found out that if you want to put nuts or whatnot on the tops of them, it’s best to scatter them on the bottom of the pan. They don’t stick so well to the top.
My favorite variation uses toasted coconut, dried cherries, dried strawberries, dates and cashews. Thanks for the recipe.

By: Brody Vegas

Brody Vegas — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:54:08 +0000

Best receipt for gluten free bars ever, so easy and super yummy. try adding chunky peanut butter.. mmmmmm

By: MEK

MEK — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:15:10 +0000

Thanks for the fantastic recipe! I’m allergic to gluten so I made a gluten-free version by using gluten-free oats (http://www.onlyoats.ca/only-oats) and substituting flax seed for the wheat germ. It’s so satisfying to have homemade gluten-free power bars!

And I added dried sour cherries as the fruit—yum.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:24:06 +0000

They are the best. We tried them and everyone loved them. Thank you for sharing.

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:34:38 +0000

This looks like a great recipe. I have tried many, and from your pictures and responses I have greta hope in these. Can’t wait to make them and tell you how they turned out!

Thanks for sharing
Emily