Holy Monsoon, Batman!

I apologize for the blurry phone picture, but we were running out the door to school in a monsoon type of rain and this is how Nathan came out of his room. Now we are home after a long day of soaking rains, and this is what we snaked on.

Homemade Granola Bars

2 cups rolled oats

1/2 cup of chopped nuts (I used Pecans)

1/4 cup wheat germ

1/3 cup honey

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 T butter

1/4 t kosher salt

2 t vanilla extract

1/2 C mini chocolate chips

1/4 C dried fruit

Line a 9 by 9 inch baking pan with parchment paper.

Pre heat the oven to 300 F.

First toast the nuts, oats and wheat germ. You can do this on a cookie sheet in the oven at 350 for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or in a saute pan on top of the stove. Meanwhile, in a small sauce pan, combine the honey, brown sugar, butter, salt and vanilla and cook over a low heat until the sugar and butter are melted.

Mix the sugar mixture with the toasted dry ingredients and cook slightly.

Fold in 1/4 C Mini Chocolate chips and/ or any dried fruit you like. I went all chocolate this time.

Press into pan and top with remaining chocolate chips. I used a second piece of parchment to flatten it but you could use a spoon also.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Cool completely and cut into bars.

Next time I am going to crush some pretzels and add them in too. Sweet and salty! Nathan says, "I like these so much I am going to need another one!"