Tentative Treats

This week has been tough, so yesterday I decided to try and make my own granola bars because I hadn't done anything crafty or tried a new recipe yet.  I've found a few recipes on Pinterest and decided it looked easy enough.  I was hesitant, though.  Granola bars are my go-to low blood sugar snack.  (Unless it's REALLY low, then it's straight to the juice.)  I didn't want to make them and then not like them.  I'm the one who will be eating them, so I didn't want them to suck. 

The recipe I used can be found here, but I changed it just a little bit.  I used a little less sugar, and added peanut butter chips also. 

Here's the recipe:
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup rice cereal
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
1/2 tsp vanilla
generous, unmeasured amounts of chocolate chips and peanut butter chips

Directions:

Mix rice cereal and oats in a large bowl, set aside.  In a small pot, melt butter, honey, and brown sugar over medium high heat.  After it bubbles, reduce heat and cook for 2 minutes.  Add vanilla, stir, remove from heat.  Pour mixture over dry ingredients, mix well.  Press mixture into lightly greased 8x8 pan, firmly.  (This is key so it doesn't fall apart.)  Pour assorted chips over mix, press gently to set them.  Let sit for 2 hours, cut and enjoy!

I didn't take many pictures, as I was doing this while Colin was awake.  This does not leave a lot of creative time. 

Cooling in the pan

Yummy side view.

Ready to eat!

Enjoy!