Chewy, Nutty, Healthy Granola Bars
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 1 ⅔ cups old-fashioned oats
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsalted peanuts
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips (Optional)
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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