Kitchen Sink Granola Bars

Name: Kitchen Sink Granola Bars
Yield: Makes 27 bars, 3× 1½ inches
Ingredients: 1 cup coarse-chopped salted dry-roasted peanuts; ⅓ cup chopped dates; ⅓ cup chopped dried apricots; ⅔ cup coconut, sweetened or unsweetened; ¼ cup wheat germ; 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, cut in pieces; ½ cup brown sugar; 3 tablespoons light corn syrup; 2 tablespoons honey; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes
27

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cookie Lover's Cookie Book

By Richard Sax

Published 1986

About

Better than any granola bars you can buy, these are quick and easy to press into the pan, and loaded with dried fruit and nuts. (The crunchy, glazed coating might remind you of Cracker Jacks.)

Ingredients

Vegetable oil
2¼ cups granola
1 cup coarse-chopped salted dry-roasted peanuts
¾ cu

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9 × 13-inch baking pan with foil, pressing to coat the bottom and sides of the pan smoothly. Rub the foil with a light coating of vege