>From the Food Network website...
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Peanut Butter Granola Bars
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse
Show: The Essence of Emeril
Episode: Cooking with Kids
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 10 bars
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup honey
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup roughly chopped pecans
1/4 cup hulled green pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup unsalted sunflower seeds
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
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~~~***Rhonda G in Missouri***~~~
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8 by 8-inch baking dish and
set aside. In a small saucepan melt butter with honey over low heat, stirring.
In a large bowl stir together oats, almonds, pecans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower
seeds, cinnamon and salt. Pour butter mixture over oat mixture and stir until
combined well. On a large baking sheet, spread the granola evenly in a thin
layer. Bake, stirring every 5 minutes to keep from sticking or burning, until
golden brown and crisp, about 20 minutes. (Do not overcook; the granola will
crisp more when cooled.) Cool the granola in the pan on top of the stove and
stir in the raisins. When the granola is completely cooled, place in a large
bowl. Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, and peanut butter in a small
saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir constantly until the sugar is dissolved
and the mixture is at a boil. Remove from the heat and pour the mixture over
the granola, stirring to coat well. Cool
slightly and press into the prepared baking dish and let cool completely and
harden. Cut the mixture into ten 1 1/4 by 4-inch bars and serve at room
temperature. (The bars may be kept in an airtight container at room temperature
for up to 1 week.)
