Granola Bars

It's funny that I've had the recipe for four years and yet I just never got to trying it.  I actually can't believe I saved it for that long but whenever I saw it I was always reminded that I wanted to try to make my own granola bars and so it would find its way back into my recipe binder. Finally, two weeks ago I decided to make them and they only lasted for 36 hours.  I think that is their way of telling me that they loved them.  :)   Thankfully they are so easy to make...

Granola Bars

2 cups rolled oats

3/4 cups brown sugar

1/2 cup wheat germ

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup flour

3/4 cups raisins

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup honey

1 egg, beaton

1/2 cup oil

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

2. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, wheat germ, cinnamon, flour, raisins and salt. Make a well in the center, and pour in the honey, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well using your hands. Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.

3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut.

*I've added chocolate chips (very yummy!!) and I was thinking about adding flax in next time. 

Enjoy!