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"I love the idea of making my own granola bars, so I can control the amount of sugar, fat and additives. But doesn&amp;#x27;t the idea sound a little daunting? Then I found this awesome, super-simple recipe... Oh my goodness, yum! I recently came across a terrific granola bar recipe from the beautiful, fitness-minded blogger, Jessica, over at How Sweet It Is: 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Granola Bars Recipe courtesy of Jessica, from How Sweet It Is Makes 12-16 granola squares Ingredients: 4 cups rolled oats 2 tablespoons chia seeds (these are optional, I just love the texture they give) 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts, chopped 3/4 cup natural peanut butter, melted 1/2 cup brown rice syrup (honey works too!) Optional add ins: *Chocolate chips *Wheat germ *Flaxseed *Dried fruit (I made some with cherries!) *Other nuts/seeds *Coconut Preparation: Preheat over to 350. In a large bowl, combine oats, chia seeds and peanuts. Add brown rice syrup (or honey) and mix to combine. Add melted peanut butter and mix until moistened. This works as a perfect, simple granola bar, but you can also throw in any add-ins at this time. Fold them into the dough. You may need to get in there with your hands and work the granola dough! If dough is still too dry (this can depend on your ingredients) add more peanut butter or syrup (or honey) 1 tablespoon at a time until moistened. Press dough in a greased (non-stick spray) 9 x 13 baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes. If you want to make no-bakes, simply press the dough into the pan and refrigerate for 60 minutes. Enjoy! P.S. More healthy snack ideas! More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: How Sweet It Is"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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