Mostly Healthful Granola Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup wheat germ
• 2 tablespoons flax seeds, ground
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup dried blueberries
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup almonds, slivered
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f. line a 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment, lightly oiled on both sides.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, wheat germ, flax, cinnamon, flour, toss-ins and salt. make a well in the center, and pour in the honey, egg, oil, and vanilla. mix well using your hands. pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
• 3 bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut. i cut them 8 across and three down to get bars that are approximately 1.5 x 3 inches.