These are the granola bars that I give to my kids.
They don’t come individually wrapped in a box.
There’s nothing hydrogenated, high fructose, or artificially flavored about them.
They’re just little bars of oats, nut butter, honey, a little sugar, and whatever seeds and dried fruit I happen to have in my pantry thrown in for good measure.
They got their name from Camryn (naturally). She couldn’t say granola when she was little and “gralowly” was about as close as she could get. Over the years, the cuteness factor caused the name to stick.
Gralowly bars are a bit different from regular granola bars in that they don’t have any puffed rice or sweetened coconut that so many other granola bars have but if you like those things you can certainly throw them in as well.
These bars are dense yet chewy and surprisingly filling.
Making them is easy, there is no baking required, and you can pretty much put anything you want in them.
And because they don’t require refrigeration, they’re great to wrap individually in wax paper or small baggies and throw in your purse for a quick snack when you’re out with your kiddos.
They won’t keep your little ones from screaming their faces off for happy meals but at least you’ll feel better about offering them a healthier option.
Mom win.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup honey
1/2 cup natural peanut butter or any other nut butter (yay protein!)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp sea salt
3 cups quick-cooking oats
1/4 cup seeds (I used my chia/hemp seed mix – use anything you like)
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup sliced almonds or other nuts (optional)
Dried fruit (I used goji berries and cherries. I don’t measure. I just throw in a handful or two)
Chocolate chips (I don’t measure here either. I just throw in a couple of handfuls)
Directions:
Combine the honey, peanut butter, and brown sugar. This can be done two ways:
In the microwave: Put honey, PB, and brown sugar in a microwave safe bowl & microwave on high for two minutes. Stir halfway through and again at the end of the second minute.
On the stove top: Add all three ingredients to a sauce pan and stir over medium heat until combined. You shouldn’t feel any sugar granules when you stir.
Take off the heat and add the vanilla, cinnamon and sea salt.
In a large bowl add all of the other ingredients. Seriously, just throw all that other stuff in and stir to incorporate everything.
Pour the liquid mixture over the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine.
Dump mixture into a lightly greased 8×8 pan and pack it down to make everything even.
Let the mixture cool completely before turning out and cutting into bars.
Store at room temp in an air tight container for about a week.
* If you prefer puffed rice cereal in your granola bars, reduce the amount of quick-cooking oats to 2 cups and add 2 cups of puffed rice cereal.
* For a cheaper/vegan friendly option, feel free to substitute honey with corn syrup. The consistency is similar so it should work just fine.
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