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Granola Bars
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Servings
Servings:
16
Title

Cranberry Granola Bars

Description

Make your own healthy snack for when you are on the go.

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ½ cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (soybean oil)
  • 1½ cups oatmeal oats, quick (uncooked)
  • 1¼ cups toasted rice cereal
  • 1¼ cups dried cranberries
Directions

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine honey, brown sugar and oil in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat until well mixed. Mix oats, rice cereal and cranberries. Add honey mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. Pat firmly into an 8-by-8-inch baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes; press firmly into the bottom of the pan once more. Bake five more minutes. Cool completely. Refrigerate at least one hour for easier cutting.

Dietary and Nutrition

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Soybean oil is derived from the natural oil found in whole soybeans. Oil sold in grocery stores under the name “vegetable oil” usually is 100 percent soybean oil or a blend of soybean oil and other oils. Soybean oil is rich in polyunsaturated fats and naturally cholesterol-free.

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On the Move to Better Health: Teen Cooking School Focus on Soy Foods (FN2057, June 2022)

Teen Cooking School is a six-lesson curriculum for teens designed to increase knowledge of nutrition and culinary skills through interactive activities. Each lesson contains information on a different cooking skill.

This recipe was analyzed for nutrition using Food Processor SQL Nutrition and Fitness Software and tested in the kitchen.