Granola+Bars

Recipe for:

 * Calories per serving: 140 **


 * Total Cost: $10.00 **


 * Number of servings ** : 8 granola bars

**Ingredients:**
 * 2 cups oats
 * 3/4 cup wheat germ
 * 3/4 cup sunflower seeds
 * 1 cup peanuts, crushed
 * 2/3 cup brown sugar
 * 1/2 cup honey
 * 4 Tbsp butter
 * 2 tsp vanilla extract
 * <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mirror-indents: no; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1/2 tsp Kosher salt
 * <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mirror-indents: no; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">approximately 8 oz. dried fruit

Directions:
<span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mirror-indents: no;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Crush peanuts by putting them in a ziplock bag and smashing them with a measuring up or something heavy. Then, mix the peanuts, oats, wheat germ, and sunflower seeds in a baking pan with sides and toast them for 10 to 12 minutes. Make sure to stir them every few minutes so they don’t burn. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mirror-indents: no;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Get a glass baking pan and put wax paper in it to line it then spray with baking oil so that the granola wont stick. Put the brown sugar, honey, butter, vanilla, and salt into a pan on the stove on medium tempuratiure until it starts to simmer, stirring constantly. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mirror-indents: no;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Take the toasted nuts out of the stove and mix everything together in a large bowl. Along with the grains, and the dried fruit turn off your oven, because you don’t need to use it anymore. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mirror-indents: no;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Make sure you mix together the ingredients very thuroghly because you want that the sticky brown sugar mix to coat all the granola and other ingredients so they wont fall apart. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mirror-indents: no;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Spread out the mixture with a wooden spoon or spatula. Fold over the sides of the waxed paper or add a sheet on top, and PRESS HARD all over the granola. Once again you do this so that the granola bars don’t fall apart. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mirror-indents: no;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Wait 2-3 hours or until the granola has totally cooled. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mirror-indents: no;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Then, open the waxed paper and carefully turn the granola onto a large cutting board, peeling away the rest of the paper. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mirror-indents: no;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">firmly press down with a knife to cut the granola into bars.. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mirror-indents: no;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">