Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2011

I will try some suggestions to add more honey & reduce brown sugar & butter to decrease crumbly-ness. Maple syrup is an excellent option if you don't have honey, or don't have enough honey for the recipe. I often make two batches- one for granola bars & one for straight up granola. My husband eats these up so quickly I can't keep them in the house! Also, I use 1 cup dried fruit & 1 cup crushed miscellaneous nuts instead of the chocolate chips.

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Pixy

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2011

Great and easy recipe. I added bits of dried apricots and used about half the chocolate chips. Next time will try with a bit less flour to reduce crumbliness which is not too much anyway.

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phaedra

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2011

they are VERY delicious bars, but are very crumbly. I'll have to figure a way to make them stick together better

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sarahgreg

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2011

Way too sweet, but that's easily remedied. Other than that, great base recipe.

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Litegal1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Anaheim, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2011

Pretty good! I made some changes and they were a little dry, but still tasty. I used 31/2C oats plus 1cup crushed cinnamon cheerios, 1/2C marg, 1/2C applesauce (one small container) 1/4C chunky peanut butter, 1/4C honey and 1/4C brown sugar. Also I used assorted nuts, fruits, etc instead of all choc chips. Will definitely try these again and play with the liquids to make it moister (maybe I'll try adding an egg)

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debpap

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Living In: Lakewood, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2011

My family voted this as the best granola bar recipe we tried and we've been making them for years. Edited: This time we added 1/3 cup applesauce (one jar of baby applesauce) to the mixture due to dry crumbliness. Thanks!

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CookingInSeattle

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2011

I cut the ingredients of this recipe in half because its only me and my daughter. After making them, I'm so glad I did! LOL, they were so good I wouldve eaten them all. Its not exactly a good thing to oo while dieting. I made a vegan version by using Earth Balance Butter and no chocolate chips. I used glazed walnuts and dried pecans for my 'filling'. I added a dash of cinnamon too! I also smashed down the mixture once it came out of the oven. I just ate 2 and is nearly 1am...! Can't wait to cut these up and make more for my friend on Saturday!

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phatvegan

Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2011

I love this recipe; it is very quick and easy. The first batch I made, following the recipe, were a little too crumbly for my taste. On my second try, following suggestions from other reviewers, I used 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 cup of honey and 1/2 cup of butter. This batch was a hit with the rest of my family. As soon as I buy more oats, I will definitely make more!

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jlg6

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2011

Okay don't use left over cereal bags to line your pan, but otherwise these are GREAT! I tried to be thrifty and luckily I only bake them half way, pull them out to press and that is when I noticed my bag was kind of melting :) A great way to use left over cereal. I used 2 cups cereal 2 cups rolled oats, 1 stick butter (1/2 cup) and 2/3 cup honey and only 1 cup mini chips. I have picky kids and they love them, kind of sweet but its a lot cheaper than buying them. I made two batches, one for home and one to give to my son at college. Thanks for the great recipe!!!

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Lori

Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2011

Easy and the kids love them. So much better that the processed store bought ones. To keep the bars from falling apart I place bar mixture on one cookie sheet lined with parchment paper then cover with parchment paper and place a second cookie sheet on top and stand on the cookie sheet to really compact the mixture.

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