Name: Chewy, Nutty, Healthy Granola Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Peanut butter - ⅓ cup; Butter, melted - 3 tablespoons; Brown sugar - ¼ cup; Honey - 2 tablespoons; Corn syrup - 1 tablespoon; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Unsweetened applesauce - 3 tablespoons; Old-fashioned oats - 1 ⅔ cups; All-purpose flour - ⅓ cup; Unsalted peanuts - ½ cup; Raisins - ½ cup; Semisweet chocolate chips (Optional) - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Chewy, Nutty, Healthy Granola Bars

1. Peanut butter ⅓ cup

2. Butter, melted 3 tablespoons

3. Brown sugar ¼ cup

4. Honey 2 tablespoons

5. Corn syrup 1 tablespoon

6. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

7. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon

8. Salt ½ teaspoon

9. Unsweetened applesauce 3 tablespoons

10. Old-fashioned oats 1 ⅔ cups

11. All-purpose flour ⅓ cup

12. Unsalted peanuts ½ cup

13. Raisins ½ cup

14. Semisweet chocolate chips (Optional) ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Chewy, Nutty, Healthy Granola Bars

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.

2 . Stage

Stir peanut butter and melted butter together in a bowl until smooth. Add brown sugar, honey, corn syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt; stir. Mix applesauce into peanut butter mixture.

3 . Stage

Combine oats and flour in a bowl; toss to coat oats with flour. Stir peanuts and raisins into oat mixture. Pour peanut butter mixture over the oat mixture; stir to coat completely. Spread mixture into the prepared baking dish.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top and continue baking until chocolate melts and edges begin to brown, about 5 minutes more. Spread melted chocolate chips with the back of a spoon or a rubber spatula to coat the top. Cool completely before cutting into bars.