Granola Bars - Another Healthy Snack To Make and Store

Photo: Ruchi Mathur

Ingredients

2 cups quick cooking oats (recipes usually call for old- fashioned oats but I didn't ha

1/2 cup roasted almonds coarsely chopped

1/2 cup roasted walnuts coarsely chopped

1/2 cup chopped strawberries

1/2 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup oil

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 cup strawberry jam

3/4 cup brown sugar

Preparation

Roast the almonds and walnuts and coarsely chop in a mixie. Preheat the oven to 177F.

Put the oats, chopped almonds and walnuts together. Then added the chopped and dried fresh strawberries (you can use any dry food - I just had none on hand). Sprinkled the sugar on top and mixed it well.

I then added the oil - first 1/4cup and then another 1/4 cup and saw that it wasn't binding enough and it wasn't fruity enough.

In went all the strawberry preserves I had and I just mixed it all together.

I put it in a rectangle baking dish and then sprinkled the chocolate chips on top (the yummy factor to entice the toddler) and baked it at 177F for 25 degrees.

Cut it into rectangle and bite sized pieces for the toddler and enjoy. But, let me warn you, the mother may enjoy the healthy treat more than the child!