Peanut Butter Granola Bars

Total Time: 600 hrs Cook Time: 600 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup natural bran
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut
• 1 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon milk, 2%
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 mix together rolled pats, bran, unsweetened coconut, chopped almonds, raisins, and wheat germ. set aside.
• 2 combine together molasses, vegetable oil, brown sugar and peanut butter in a 2 litre saucepan and cook over medium-low heat until dissolved. stir constantly.
• 3 combine the milk, vanilla and baking soda, and add to the molasses mixture. stir for one more minute. remove from heat. pour molasses/milk mixture over granola mixture and stir untl dry ingredients are moist. wet your hands, and press the mixture into a 15x10 inch pan.
• 4 bake at 275f for 20-25 minutes. let cool, cut into slices and store in the refrigerator. for best results, use fancy molasses, "lite molasses" is not recommended.