Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2009

I whipped these up in no time and served them to some friends and family - all of them gave rave reviews. Personally I would cut the cardamom in half and perhaps add some cinnamon. I recommend waiting to cut the bars. They were prone to fall apart even after being out of the oven cooling for 15 minutes. So I packed them in with the foil from the pan to keep them together and cut them an hour later. Only one fell apart. I subbed pecans for walnuts. Great recipe!

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Jewels

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Home Town: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2009

These bars were really, really good. I was skeptical about the cardamom at first and only added 1 tsp, but it does give a nice flavor. Next time I will add the full amount.

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2009

I brought this to work today & everyone loved it. I only had about a half T of honey so I used 1/2 T Molasses & 2 T Sugar Free Syrup. A bit less Cardamom. Toasted Walnuts, Slivered Almonds & Sunflower seeds. Took it out at 23 minutes because I felt like the sunflower seeds were starting to get too dark. Delish! It ended up Granola, but everyone was very impressed.

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Scotdog

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2009

This is so good! I made some changes: I used about 1/4 cup brown sugar, 4 tablespoons honey, 4 tablespoons (slightly salted) butter, 1/2 cup of cranberries instead of raisins (goes very well with cardamom!), 1/2 cup of walnuts, 2 cups of oats, added 1/3 cup coconut flakes, and two heaped teaspoons of ground cardamom. I let it cool for one hour before cutting and the result was perfect. Oh, I did use the tip of another user to press it really hard before baking and also right after baking. I think this made the cutting after cooling much easier. They didn't fall apart at all. Thanks for the basic recipe!

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Weasel

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2009

I use cinnamon instead of cardomon.. and I always cut back on the butter and add some extra carb (usually coconut) but I love these! and i sub in almonds for the nut of choice...

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ironjenny

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2009

MY bars fell apart...Not sure if I need to pack them harder in the pan or cook longer. I would try both next time. Cardamon was a little too much for me, I would use less next time...though it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be while I was making this. Over all they were ok...

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kazc

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2009

absolutely LOVED this! the bars were chewy, just the way I like my granola bars, and all the flavors melded together so nicely. It really is a dangerous recipe, because I could make them all the time! In fact, I think I will!! Thanks for sharing.

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Alice

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Reviewed: May 26, 2009

Dangerous recipe---because you can't stop eating them! The cardamom is different, but certainly not too strong. Very good.

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KRICKYR

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2009

This recipe was good. I think I added some butter and baking powder. I like the cardamom, and it was not as strong as I thought it would be!

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2009

Loved these! I used whole cardamom and ground (with a mortar and pestle)the seeds, that's always a stronger flavor so I reduced the cardamom to 1 teas. Other than that made as recipe directed.

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

Fragrant, delicious, easy. Just the right amount of cardamom for me. I've tried variations with great success -- dried mangoes and coconut and banana chips; dried cherries and walnuts, whatever you like, just keep similar proportions to the orig. recipe. Mashing it flatter in the pan just after removing from the oven was a good idea someone mentioned, my bars did not fall apart at all. I'll be making this a lot.

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Morgan

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2008

I only made half a recipe in a loaf pan to see if I liked the flavor combination... they haven't cooled completely yet so haven't tasted any but the combination of brown sugar/butter/honey/cardamom smelled absolutely wonderful while baking. I compressed the bars again when I took them out of the oven, and by cooling COMPLETELY I'm anxious to see if that eliminates the crumbling problem that other reviewers have reported. Later...yes, they did come out of the pan and cut in bars perfectly. I didn't use the foil either, just sprayed the glass pan very well.

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2008

Very nice, although mine crumbled to granola when I tried cut them. I love the flavors though, and it'll work just fine as cereal. I didn't really measure, so I probably didn't use enough honey. I did cut back on the sugar and it wasn't too too sweet. There is a lot of cardamom; I'll use less next time just because it's a strong flavor and I probably won't be able to get bf to eat it as is. He doesn't seem to be a huge fan of cardamom. Otherwise, it's perfect. Thanks for the recipe!

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pomplemousse

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2008

I thought these were pretty good. I would make them again, but with less cardamom. Apparently, I don't LOVE cardamom, because I thought the flavor was too much. I didn't personally think they were too sweet, though.

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emmae

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2007

Good flavor. Substituted pecans for the walnuts. The bars didn't hold together so I'd probably cook it a little longer next time.

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ByMarce

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Home Town: Lima, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2007

I really liked these. I did cut back on the butter by one tablespoon because I wanted them to be a little lower in fat. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because they were a little too sweet. I would cut down on the brown sugar a little next time but keep the honey because it helps it stick together. When these first come out of the oven they are soft and fall apart easily. I let them cool for about 2 hours and then cut then with a large, sharp knife on a cutting board and it worked perfectly. Oh, I used dried cranberries instead of raisins. I don't like raisins and cranberries seem to match better with cardamom anyway. I really love the flavor of these- you have to try these if you love cardamom! They are so simple to prepare too and took only a few minutes to put together.

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