No Bake Granola Bars
Ingredients:
- butter - 1/4 cup
- honey - 1/4 cup
- packed brown sugar - 1/3 cup
- quick cooking oats - 2 cups
- Rice Krispie cereal - 1 cup
- vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp
- mini chocolate chips - 2 T
Instructions:
In a bowl, stir together oats and cereal; set aside. In a small pan, over medium high heat, melt butter, honey and brown sugar together, until it comes to a bubble. Reduce heat, cook for 2 minutes. (Candy thermometer should read just above the soft ball stage.) Add vanilla and stir. Pour mixture over dry ingredients, mix well to moisten all ingredients.
Firmly press mixture to 3/4 inch thickness in a lightly greased 12 x 8 inch pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips over top, lightly pressing them down. Cool at room temperature for two hours or until chocolate chips are set. Cut into bars and wrap each bar in plastic wrap, store at room temperature.
