I think I might get kicked out of Project Pastry Queen because I adapt everything...but you have to make what you know you and your family will like, right? The original recipe is called Jubilation Granola Chews, and you can find the real, probably healthier recipe here. I wanted to make my granola bars a little more train mix-y since I love that stuff. And then I substituted Biscoff for the peanut butter.
If you're not a food blog reader, you've probably never heard of Biscoff. I never had, and I just bought my first jar yesterday. All I can say is wow. This stuff is the nectar of the gods. It's hard to explain the taste, but it's a sweeter peanut butter and it kind of tastes like a cookie. Apparently Delta used to serve Biscoff cookies on their flights. It's super good, and it's worth the $5/jar in my opinion. Unfortunately, you can't really taste it in these bars, so I don't know if I'd use it again in these. If you don't want to use/buy the Biscoff, you can just use peanut butter. Nutella probably would be good, too.
These bars are pretty easy to make, and they don't take a lot of time. You'll need a candy thermometer for when you cook the sugar mixture. Even though my bars have chocolate and candy in them, I figure they have to be a little healthier than processed granola bars--at least I know all the ingredients. You could add anything you want into these, too. This recipe is easily adjustable. I also halved this recipe because I really didn't need 16 bars.
Biscoff Trail Mix Granola Bars
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1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup honey
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup Biscoff (or peanut butter)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup almonds, sliced or slivered
1 cup peanuts
1 cup raisins
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter chips
1 cup M&Ms
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease a 9x13 pan.
Spread the oats, almonds, and peanuts on a large baking sheet and bake for 7-10 minutes until lightly browned. Stir intermittently.
In a large bowl, combine the raisins, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and M&Ms. When the oats/nuts are done browning, add them to the bowl.
In a medium saucepan, mix together sugar, honey, corn syrup, and water. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, reduce to medium, and cook until your candy thermometer registers 240 degrees (the soft-ball stage), about 8-10 minutes. Stir in the Biscoff, butter, salt, and vanilla.
Pour the sugar mixture over the oat/candy mixture and stir to combine everything. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan and press down into the pan with your hands or a piece of plastic wrap if it sticks to your hands. Let cool for 1 hour before slicing into bars (about 4 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches).
Source: Adapted from The Pastry Queen
If you're not a food blog reader, you've probably never heard of Biscoff. I never had, and I just bought my first jar yesterday. All I can say is wow. This stuff is the nectar of the gods. It's hard to explain the taste, but it's a sweeter peanut butter and it kind of tastes like a cookie. Apparently Delta used to serve Biscoff cookies on their flights. It's super good, and it's worth the $5/jar in my opinion. Unfortunately, you can't really taste it in these bars, so I don't know if I'd use it again in these. If you don't want to use/buy the Biscoff, you can just use peanut butter. Nutella probably would be good, too.
These bars are pretty easy to make, and they don't take a lot of time. You'll need a candy thermometer for when you cook the sugar mixture. Even though my bars have chocolate and candy in them, I figure they have to be a little healthier than processed granola bars--at least I know all the ingredients. You could add anything you want into these, too. This recipe is easily adjustable. I also halved this recipe because I really didn't need 16 bars.
Biscoff Trail Mix Granola Bars
Print this recipe
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup honey
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup Biscoff (or peanut butter)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup almonds, sliced or slivered
1 cup peanuts
1 cup raisins
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter chips
1 cup M&Ms
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease a 9x13 pan.
Spread the oats, almonds, and peanuts on a large baking sheet and bake for 7-10 minutes until lightly browned. Stir intermittently.
In a large bowl, combine the raisins, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and M&Ms. When the oats/nuts are done browning, add them to the bowl.
In a medium saucepan, mix together sugar, honey, corn syrup, and water. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, reduce to medium, and cook until your candy thermometer registers 240 degrees (the soft-ball stage), about 8-10 minutes. Stir in the Biscoff, butter, salt, and vanilla.
Pour the sugar mixture over the oat/candy mixture and stir to combine everything. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan and press down into the pan with your hands or a piece of plastic wrap if it sticks to your hands. Let cool for 1 hour before slicing into bars (about 4 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches).
Source: Adapted from The Pastry Queen
