OOEY GOOEY AND CHEWY OATMEAL GRANOLA BARS

•¼ cup butter (I used Earth Balance soy free/dairy free butter)
•¼ cup brown sugar
•¼ cup honey
•½ tsp vanilla
•pinch of salt
•2 1/2 cups quick oat
•½ cup mini marshmallows (optional)
•¼ cup mini chocolate chips (I used Enjoy life Semi-sweet chocolate chips, nut free, dairy free, soy free)

1.Cut out an 8 x 8 inch square of parchment paper.
2.Place the parchment paper in the bottom of an 8 x 8 inch baking dish.
3.In a large sauce pan, add the butter, brown sugar, and honey.
4.Place on the stove over medium-low heat. Stir occasionally with a large spoon until it begins to bubble.
5.Once bubbling, cook for 2 minutes while stirring.
6.Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and pinch of salt and oats. Stir until well coated, then mix in the mini marshmallows.
7. Pour mixture into the 8 x 8 inch dish.
8.Press the mixture evenly into the dish.
9.Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips over the top and gently press into the granola bars with your hands.
10.Allow to cool and then cut into bars. Makes 12-16 granola bars.

COMMENTS FROM TRIED AND TRUE RECIPES ON FB

• Kimberly Paul Fox found on the internet and altered alittle  highly recommend
• Serena Adkins Ellison ooohhhhhh now that is what Imma talking bout!!!! that looks goooooooooooooood
• Kimberly Paul Fox they taste soo good too  theyre better than the other granola bars I posted .. so much better
• Serena Adkins Ellison I like gooey.. LOL
• Donald Mabes Looks wonderful
• Kimberly Paul Fox Made another batch of this last night and used karo instead of honey and used 1 cup of marshmallows instead of 1/2 cup and it was even better than this original post!!!!! mmmmm
• Serena Adkins Ellison Thx for the extra tips
• Kimberly Paul Fox had to figure out a way to get Jonah to eat’em  and it worked!! lolo
• Amy Blair I tweaked mine  I used 10 little tootsie rolls and melted those with mix also used sorghum not honey. Topped with Reese pieces lol cleaned out Christmas candy — not tried them yet
• Amy Blair Forgot 4 packs of instance cinnamon oatmeal

  
  
• Amy Blair had to use lft over Christmas candy and oatmeal he wouldnt eat lol TY Kimberly Paul Fox
• Kimberly Paul Fox Sometimes you gotta get creative  .. my daughter has so many food allergies it hard to find anything for her to eat