Homemade Granola Bars

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When you remove the granola from the oven, allow it to cool only slightly before cutting it into squares, but wait until it's completely cool before removing the bars from the pan.

VARIATIONS ON THE THEME

While the following suggestions for altering the basic granola recipe certainly aren't the only acceptable modifications, at least they've all been tried and proven delicious.

Add diced figs, dates, apples, apricots or other dried fruit when you stir in the raisins.

Add 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter to the honey mixture. Substitute a cup of rolled wheat or rye for one of the 2-1/2 cups of oats.

Add 1/2 cup poppy seeds, soy grits, seven-grain cereal or bran to the oat mixture.

Use carob chips or peanuts (or your favorite nut) in the dry ingredients, either in addition to or in place of the almonds. Use a little molasses in place of part of the honey.

You can also experiment with various other flavorings. For instance, try adding cinnamon with diced dried apples, or a little shredded orange peel with orange juice (but be careful to use no more than half a cup of juice, since too much liquid will make the bars fall apart).

THERE'S NO COOKIN' LIKE HOME COOKIN'!

The cost of making these nutrition- and flavor-packed granola bars is less than half that of their store-bought counterparts. But what I like even better than their low cost and high food value is that they're truly delicious — as any snack food (nutritious or otherwise) must be in order to succeed.

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