Crunchy Granola Bars - Page 3

am2106 · 02-22-2006, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carissa_konrad

I LOVED THESE! ... What I did use was........

1/4 cup of steel-cut oatmeal

Carissa ~ Did you cook the steel cut oats before you used them? I read somewhere that you have to. If you did, did you cook them completely or only partially?

Thanks

CarolynF · 02-22-2006, 07:21 AM

Hi..

Anna..Steel Cut Oatmeal is Steel Cut Oats..smashed..I learned this the other week..LOL..

I have made them with both items..and they are fine..I didn't precook the oats..and
they were fine...I wouldn't cook the oats as they would be mushy..

am2106 · 02-22-2006, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarolynF

Hi..

Anna..Steel Cut Oatmeal is Steel Cut Oats..smashed..I learned this the other week..LOL..

I have made them with both items..and they are fine..I didn't precook the oats..and
they were fine...I wouldn't cook the oats as they would be mushy..

OH! I didn't know you could buy "smashed" steel cut oats - i wonder how that makes them different from regular oatmeal?

Thanks for the info, Carolyn!

CarolynF · 02-23-2006, 07:25 AM

Yes, I have bought steel cut oatMEAL..Different than oats, but it's better than
the quick oats..

Beeb · 02-24-2006, 08:04 AM

Just wanted to add again that these are the best!! I made them this time with dried mixed fruit and almonds and they are to die for!!!

I have found that if I cut them after they have cooled alittle and then put them back in the over for about 10 minutes they are so nice and crunchy!!

Thanks again, CarolynF!

datahamstr · 02-24-2006, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jokath

I made this yesterday to crumble into my Greek Yogurt. It is delicious. I added Vanilla Whey Protein, omitted the raisins, added shredded coconut and had to add more CC milk and I did use Steel Cut Oats, I like the crunch. Thanks for posting this recipe, its easy and tasty..the two things I love...

Jokath,

Wondering how much whey protein did you add? I want to add some, but not sure how much I can get away with! And you adjusted the thickness by adding more milk, right?
Thanks much,

Datahamstr

jokath · 02-24-2006, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by datahamstr

Jokath,

Wondering how much whey protein did you add? I want to add some, but not sure how much I can get away with! And you adjusted the thickness by adding more milk, right?
Thanks much,

Datahamstr

My whey protein has a scoop that came with it. I've never measured it but its probably 1/3-1/2 cup, I just added 1 scoop. I didnt want to add too much because I'm not crazy about the aftertaste of it. One scoop was fine. Yes I added more CC to the mixture until it was kinda wet. Sorry I cant be more specific on measurements..I dont measure much of anything

datahamstr · 02-24-2006, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jokath

My whey protein has a scoop that came with it. I've never measured it but its probably 1/3-1/2 cup, I just added 1 scoop. I didnt want to add too much because I'm not crazy about the aftertaste of it. One scoop was fine. Yes I added more CC to the mixture until it was kinda wet. Sorry I cant be more specific on measurements..I dont measure much of anything

Hi JoKath,

Thanks very much, that's all I needed to know! I get the same size scoop, so I'll just add a bit more CC milk or cream/water. Thanks much!

Datahamstr

Lehgrad · 09-21-2006, 04:54 AM

I am bumping up this recipe! I did a search for granola bars and I made this... really yummy but my stomach didn't agree. Even after only eating one serving (which was 1/8 the way I cut it)

I used diabetisweet brown sugar in it so I'm thinking that might have done my stomach in so I am going to try them again without it.

I altered the ingredients a little to cut down on the calories and it was still really yummy! Thanks for the recipe.

CarolynF · 09-21-2006, 01:50 PM

The Diabetisweet brown sugar will do that to you..

Glad you liked the recipe.

SugarBabi · 10-25-2006, 03:42 AM

Thought this one deserved a good bump!!

DeeNC · 10-30-2006, 05:44 PM

Finally got around to trying these - haven't had much time for playing in the kitchen lately - and it is such a terrific recipe!

I made them pretty much like the original version, but after I cut them into bars I decided they weren't quite sweet enough for me. So before I did the second baking, I brushed them with a bit of the polydextrose syrup that I keep around - I used the maple flavor. The finished bars had a nice sheen and crispy top.....and were perfectly sweet!

I'm going to try a lot of the other tweaked versions as soon as I have a chance.

jswalker1992 · 01-12-2007, 06:57 PM

Thanks to everyone who has tried and tweaked this recipe! Here is mine...

1/2 cup flaxseed meal
1/4 cup oatmeal
1 cup almond flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup Whey Low (sugar substitute of my choice)
1/4 cup Splenda brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar free mini chocolate chips
2 tablespoons vanilla (LOVE vanilla)
1/2 stick butter, soft
5 tablespoons peanut butter

Preheat oven to 350'. Mix dry ingredients. Blend in vanilla, butter, and peanut butter. Spread in 9x9" pan (I lined the bottom of the pan with aluminum foil, didn't have parchment paper.) Bake for 30 minutes.

Again, thanks to everyone who made this recipe possible!

crazywoman-n-wy · 06-23-2007, 07:52 PM

rosethorns · 06-27-2007, 06:10 AM

Yummy's_Girl · 06-27-2007, 06:22 AM

The splenda brown sugar is half regular sugar in it. I use the Diabetisweet brown

Cocapelle · 07-05-2007, 04:31 PM

Trying this tonight. With all the tweaks, I don't know how I will end up. Ha! Been looking for a granola recipe.

Cocapelle · 07-06-2007, 09:50 AM

OMG!!!

I made these. last night, and they are wonderful. I started with Carolyn's recipe, and added all the tweeks that I read. Ha!

I added all the goodies.......nuts, coconut, sf chocolate, a few raisins, and even did the "drizzle" on top, with sf chocolate. I really missed granola, and I'm a happy camper, now. Thanks to all you tweekers! :blush: There must be a better word for this, than "tweeker"! I don't know what the carb count is, but, I'm not gonna figure that out, until they're all gone, cause I'm gonna eat these up, real quick.

CarolynF · 07-06-2007, 09:52 AM

Glad you enjoyed them..It IS a very flexible recipe..

jswalker1992 · 07-06-2007, 08:04 PM

This is a heck of a long list of ingredents, but so worth it....

1 cup flaxseed meal
3/4 cup oatmeal
1 1/2 cup almond flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup Splenda
1/4 cup Poly D
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut
1/4 cup unsweetened chocolate chips
2 tbsp. imitation honey
1 tbsp. vanilla
1/4 cup coconut oil (softened- not melted)
1 egg white
1/8 cup cream
1/8 cup water

Preheat oven to 350*. Spread parchment paper in 9x13" pan. Mix dry ingredients (down through chocolate chips.) Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Spread in pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool for about 20 minutes. Cut into bars and bake at 300* for another 20 minutes.

Yummy's_Girl · 07-06-2007, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswalker1992

This is a heck of a long list of ingredents, but so worth it....

1 cup flaxseed meal
3/4 cup oatmeal
1 1/2 cup almond flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup Splenda
1/4 cup Poly D
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut
1/4 cup unsweetened chocolate chips
2 tbsp. imitation honey
1 tbsp. vanilla
1/4 cup coconut oil (softened- not melted)
1 egg white
1/8 cup cream
1/8 cup water

Preheat oven to 350*. Spread parchment paper in 9x13" pan. Mix dry ingredients (down through chocolate chips.) Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Spread in pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool for about 20 minutes. Cut into bars and bake at 300* for another 20 minutes.

Cocapelle, is this the recipe you used, when you said the basic recipe, with all the tweaks?

Yummy's_Girl · 07-06-2007, 10:50 PM

Anyone knows how many servings this makes, the carb count? The recipe posted aboive by jswalker1992, I meant

CarolynF · 07-07-2007, 08:02 AM

These sound just wonderful, JS..I think this would make about 24 nice sized bars, don't ya think?

jswalker1992 · 07-07-2007, 09:22 AM

I don't know the carb count, too afraid to check. :blush: It does make 24 good size bars and tastes a lot like regular granola. Sometimes I will cut the bars onto thirds and make bites out of them. My kids love it, even got my brother hooked on it. I eat one once in awhile when I want something kinda sweet, the kids eat them often. Would much rather they eat these than store bought ones.

Cocapelle · 07-09-2007, 09:36 AM

Yummy's Girl, this is the basic recipe that I used. It is Carolyn's recipe. But, I used 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and added 1/2 cup coconut, small handful of sf chocolate chips, all flaxmeal instead of flaxseeds, and, when they were done, I drizzled sf chocolate over them. Baked them on a cookie sheet, spread thin, at 350 for 20 minutes, cut into bars, and baked another 10 minutes to crisp up. These are wonderful! They taste just like granola, and I could eat the whole batch at once!:blush: See all the tweaks! You should see my recipe page.........all scribbles!

Crunchy Granola Bars

1/2 cup of flaxseeds
1/2 cup of flaxseed meal
3/4 cup of oatmeal..use the steel-cut if you can
1 1/2 cups of almond flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 Tbs. cinnamon
1/2 cup of Splenda (to taste)
1/4 cup of Poly-D (optional)
1/2 tsp. of salt
1/4 cup of chopped almonds or pecans, etc..
1 tiny box of raisins (optional)
1/2 stick of butter, softened
CC milk or cream (1/4 cup or so)

Yummy's_Girl · 07-09-2007, 05:08 PM

Thanks Cocapelle!

BTW I Love your sausage cheddar balls recipe!

rowdy1 · 07-09-2007, 06:34 PM

What a great recipe you all....I am so looking forward to this in my yocheese.

Won't get a chance to make any this week...but, it's on the list.

Thank you....thank you...thank you.

Cocapelle · 07-09-2007, 08:06 PM

Yummy's Girl, the sausage cheddar balls are a favorite for a potluck dish.
Glad you like them.

ChristiansMom · 07-09-2007, 08:55 PM

I've been wanting to make these but I do not have all the ingredients yet so I'm waiting - I'll admit I'm not a very good tweaker so I'm a little scared to make them for fear that they won't turn out right and I'll waste the ingredients. One of these days I'll just jump in and make them.

Does anyone have a picture?

BB in MN · 07-10-2007, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yummy's_Girl

Thanks Cocapelle!

BTW I Love your sausage cheddar balls recipe!

Is there a link to this reipe!!

07-06-2007, 09:50 AM	#78
Cocapelle Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 470 Gallery: Cocapelle WOE: Atkins	OMG!!! I made these. last night, and they are wonderful. I started with Carolyn's recipe, and added all the tweeks that I read. Ha! I added all the goodies.......nuts, coconut, sf chocolate, a few raisins, and even did the "drizzle" on top, with sf chocolate. I really missed granola, and I'm a happy camper, now. Thanks to all you tweekers! :blush: There must be a better word for this, than "tweeker"! I don't know what the carb count is, but, I'm not gonna figure that out, until they're all gone, cause I'm gonna eat these up, real quick. __________________ Started Atkins 5-5-03 Met my goal 10/03 The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends. My recipes: http://recipecircus.com/recipes/COCAPELLE/

07-06-2007, 10:50 PM	#82
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02-22-2006, 07:21 AM	#62
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,947 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Hi.. Anna..Steel Cut Oatmeal is Steel Cut Oats..smashed..I learned this the other week..LOL.. I have made them with both items..and they are fine..I didn't precook the oats..and they were fine...I wouldn't cook the oats as they would be mushy..

02-23-2006, 07:25 AM	#64
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,947 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Yes, I have bought steel cut oatMEAL..Different than oats, but it's better than the quick oats..

02-24-2006, 08:04 AM	#65
Beeb Why wait, just do it NOW! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: A REAL Jersey Shore Girl!! Posts: 11,815 Gallery: Beeb Stats: :( Going To :) WOE: Stopping The Night Binging For Now	Just wanted to add again that these are the best!! I made them this time with dried mixed fruit and almonds and they are to die for!!! I have found that if I cut them after they have cooled alittle and then put them back in the over for about 10 minutes they are so nice and crunchy!! Thanks again, CarolynF!

09-21-2006, 04:54 AM	#69
Lehgrad MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 2,030 Gallery: Lehgrad Stats: 170/139/135, 5'5" WOE: IR Diet Start Date: June '04	I am bumping up this recipe! I did a search for granola bars and I made this... really yummy but my stomach didn't agree. Even after only eating one serving (which was 1/8 the way I cut it) I used diabetisweet brown sugar in it so I'm thinking that might have done my stomach in so I am going to try them again without it. I altered the ingredients a little to cut down on the calories and it was still really yummy! Thanks for the recipe.

09-21-2006, 01:50 PM	#70
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,947 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	The Diabetisweet brown sugar will do that to you.. Glad you liked the recipe.

10-25-2006, 03:42 AM	#71
SugarBabi MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,235 Gallery: SugarBabi WOE: My Own Type Of Low Carb Start Date: 2/12/2005	Thought this one deserved a good bump!!

10-30-2006, 05:44 PM	#72
DeeNC Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2 Gallery: DeeNC	Finally got around to trying these - haven't had much time for playing in the kitchen lately - and it is such a terrific recipe! I made them pretty much like the original version, but after I cut them into bars I decided they weren't quite sweet enough for me. So before I did the second baking, I brushed them with a bit of the polydextrose syrup that I keep around - I used the maple flavor. The finished bars had a nice sheen and crispy top.....and were perfectly sweet! I'm going to try a lot of the other tweaked versions as soon as I have a chance.

01-12-2007, 06:57 PM	#73
jswalker1992 Guest Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 1,570 Gallery: jswalker1992 Stats: 231/159/150 WOE: Low Carb/ Protein Power Start Date: January 1, 2007	Thanks to everyone who has tried and tweaked this recipe! Here is mine... 1/2 cup flaxseed meal 1/4 cup oatmeal 1 cup almond flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 cup Whey Low (sugar substitute of my choice) 1/4 cup Splenda brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup sugar free mini chocolate chips 2 tablespoons vanilla (LOVE vanilla) 1/2 stick butter, soft 5 tablespoons peanut butter Preheat oven to 350'. Mix dry ingredients. Blend in vanilla, butter, and peanut butter. Spread in 9x9" pan (I lined the bottom of the pan with aluminum foil, didn't have parchment paper.) Bake for 30 minutes. Again, thanks to everyone who made this recipe possible!

06-23-2007, 07:52 PM	#74
crazywoman-n-wy Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: WY Posts: 2,465 Gallery: crazywoman-n-wy Stats: 132/116/100 WOE: My way - low carb Start Date: Aug 2003

06-27-2007, 06:10 AM	#75
rosethorns Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puyallup. WA Posts: 4,659 Gallery: rosethorns Stats: 252/140/150 WOE: atkins I eat non allergic food Start Date: restarted 1-07	bump

06-27-2007, 06:22 AM	#76
Yummy's_Girl Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,923 Gallery: Yummy's_Girl Stats: 168/134/130-135 WOE: A way of my own Start Date: June 2006	The splenda brown sugar is half regular sugar in it. I use the Diabetisweet brown

07-05-2007, 04:31 PM	#77
Cocapelle Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 470 Gallery: Cocapelle WOE: Atkins	Trying this tonight. With all the tweaks, I don't know how I will end up. Ha! Been looking for a granola recipe.

07-06-2007, 09:52 AM	#79
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,947 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Glad you enjoyed them..It IS a very flexible recipe..

07-06-2007, 08:04 PM	#80
jswalker1992 Guest Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 1,570 Gallery: jswalker1992 Stats: 231/159/150 WOE: Low Carb/ Protein Power Start Date: January 1, 2007	This is a heck of a long list of ingredents, but so worth it.... 1 cup flaxseed meal 3/4 cup oatmeal 1 1/2 cup almond flour 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 cup Splenda 1/4 cup Poly D 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 cup sliced almonds 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut 1/4 cup unsweetened chocolate chips 2 tbsp. imitation honey 1 tbsp. vanilla 1/4 cup coconut oil (softened- not melted) 1 egg white 1/8 cup cream 1/8 cup water Preheat oven to 350. Spread parchment paper in 9x13" pan. Mix dry ingredients (down through chocolate chips.) Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Spread in pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool for about 20 minutes. Cut into bars and bake at 300 for another 20 minutes.

07-07-2007, 08:02 AM	#83
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,947 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	These sound just wonderful, JS..I think this would make about 24 nice sized bars, don't ya think?

07-07-2007, 09:22 AM	#84
jswalker1992 Guest Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 1,570 Gallery: jswalker1992 Stats: 231/159/150 WOE: Low Carb/ Protein Power Start Date: January 1, 2007	I don't know the carb count, too afraid to check. :blush: It does make 24 good size bars and tastes a lot like regular granola. Sometimes I will cut the bars onto thirds and make bites out of them. My kids love it, even got my brother hooked on it. I eat one once in awhile when I want something kinda sweet, the kids eat them often. Would much rather they eat these than store bought ones.

07-09-2007, 09:36 AM	#85
Cocapelle Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 470 Gallery: Cocapelle WOE: Atkins	Yummy's Girl, this is the basic recipe that I used. It is Carolyn's recipe. But, I used 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and added 1/2 cup coconut, small handful of sf chocolate chips, all flaxmeal instead of flaxseeds, and, when they were done, I drizzled sf chocolate over them. Baked them on a cookie sheet, spread thin, at 350 for 20 minutes, cut into bars, and baked another 10 minutes to crisp up. These are wonderful! They taste just like granola, and I could eat the whole batch at once!:blush: See all the tweaks! You should see my recipe page.........all scribbles! Crunchy Granola Bars 1/2 cup of flaxseeds 1/2 cup of flaxseed meal 3/4 cup of oatmeal..use the steel-cut if you can 1 1/2 cups of almond flour 1 tsp. baking powder 2 Tbs. cinnamon 1/2 cup of Splenda (to taste) 1/4 cup of Poly-D (optional) 1/2 tsp. of salt 1/4 cup of chopped almonds or pecans, etc.. 1 tiny box of raisins (optional) 1/2 stick of butter, softened CC milk or cream (1/4 cup or so)

07-09-2007, 05:08 PM	#86
Yummy's_Girl Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,923 Gallery: Yummy's_Girl Stats: 168/134/130-135 WOE: A way of my own Start Date: June 2006	Thanks Cocapelle! BTW I Love your sausage cheddar balls recipe!

07-09-2007, 06:34 PM	#87
rowdy1 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mineral Wells, WV Posts: 2,927 Gallery: rowdy1 Stats: 5'5"..currently way tooooooooo much!! WOE: carb monitoring w/yocheese Start Date: 9/03...terminal uphill battle	What a great recipe you all....I am so looking forward to this in my yocheese. Won't get a chance to make any this week...but, it's on the list. Thank you....thank you...thank you.

07-09-2007, 08:06 PM	#88
Cocapelle Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 470 Gallery: Cocapelle WOE: Atkins	Yummy's Girl, the sausage cheddar balls are a favorite for a potluck dish. Glad you like them.

07-09-2007, 08:55 PM	#89
ChristiansMom Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 17,138 Gallery: ChristiansMom Stats: :( :\| :)	I've been wanting to make these but I do not have all the ingredients yet so I'm waiting - I'll admit I'm not a very good tweaker so I'm a little scared to make them for fear that they won't turn out right and I'll waste the ingredients. One of these days I'll just jump in and make them. Does anyone have a picture?