Cranberry Nut Granola Bars

          

This is one fast and totally addicting recipe. It’s easy to adjust to your tastes or what’s in your cupboard – try adding chocolate chips, coconut, raisins, cherries or a spoonful of peanut butter. You’ll be making this every week.

Original recipe makes 24 bars

Ingredients

2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup hulled pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1 cup mixed nuts
1 cup dried cranberries
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • COOK

    20 mins

  • READY IN

    1 hr 15 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 13×9-inch pan with lightly-greased parchment paper; an inch or so of parchment paper should stick up on 2 sides to form lifting handles.
  2. Mix the quick-cooking oats, old-fashioned oats, pumpkin seeds, almonds, mixed nuts, cranberries, and sweetened condensed milk together in a bowl; spread into the prepared pan, evenly pressing into the corners and out to the sides.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden brown, 20-25 minutes, using slightly less time for chewier bars and slightly more time for crunchier bars.
  4. Allow the the bars cool for 5 minutes in the pan before using the parchment paper to lift them from the pan. Use a sharp knife to cut into bars. Let the bars cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 169 kcal
Carbohydrates: 22.3 g
Cholesterol: 6 mg
Fat: 7.5 g
Fiber: 2.1 g
Protein: 4.8 g
Sodium: 60 mg