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  • - Hey, dudes, I'm Hilah,

  • and today on Hilah Cooking we're talking how

  • to make granola bars.

  • I'm gonna show you a chewy granola bar recipe

  • that uses maple syrup and some different nut butters

  • to create a delicious treat that is great

  • for packin' in the lunchbox or packin' in your butt.

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  • Okay, first we're gonna talk a little bit about ingredients.

  • I've got some rolled oats here.

  • These are regular, old-fashioned rolled oats,

  • not quick oats or anything like that.

  • And then I've got some finely shredded coconut.

  • You can see it's like really tiny little shreds,

  • and it's unsweetened.

  • And we're gonna go back here to the stove.

  • We're gonna add a little bit of toasty-ness

  • by pouring our oats into a skillet over medium heat.

  • Just a dry skillet.

  • We're gonna shimmy around for a little bit,

  • get a little bit of color on those oats until they start

  • to smell kinda nutty and toasty and yummy.

  • Dump those into a large bowl,

  • and then we're gonna do the same thing with the coconut.

  • The coconut only takes 20, 30 seconds.

  • It goes really really fast.

  • Just be sure not to burn it.

  • Then, dump that into the bowl with the oatmeal.

  • Now, in the same skillet, we're gonna make sort of our glue.

  • It's gonna hold these granola bars together,

  • so I'm gonna add some maple syrup.

  • I'm using some peanut butter and some tahini

  • which is a sesame paste because I love the flavor

  • that that gives the bars, but you can use any nut butter

  • of your choice.

  • We're gonna add a little bit of coconut oil.

  • And just cook this together until it starts to simmer

  • and the coconut oil is melted.

  • Then you can add a little bit of vanilla

  • and a little bit of salt if you like.

  • And, then there's our glue,

  • so now we can put these granola bars together.

  • Once everything's toasted and everything else is melted,

  • we're gonna add the rest of our dry ingredients

  • to this bowl.

  • I'm gonna use some crunchy flax cereal,

  • but Rice Krispies also works if you can't find this.

  • I think any kind of puffed cereal would work,

  • and then I'm gonna add a couple tablespoons

  • of toasted sesame seeds.

  • Whoops!

  • (laughs)

  • And the flavor of the sesame with the peanut butter together

  • reminds me a lot of those Nature Valley granola bars

  • which I love, so this is like those, kind of.

  • So, that's in there, I'm gonna grab my glue.

  • Pour this over it, and I'm not adding any actual nuts

  • or anything 'cause it makes them kinda hard to slice,

  • but I did use crunchy peanut butter

  • which I recommend 'cause a little bit of crunch

  • in there is really nice.

  • Just mix it up, and I also don't put fruits in here.

  • I think you could add some dried fruit if you like.

  • You'd have to reduce the amount of something else,

  • so you'd use like less cereal or less coconut

  • to make it work out, but try it.

  • I kinda feel like granola bars are really great

  • to experiment with because even if it doesn't

  • all stick together and turn into a bar,

  • you can still crumble it up, and you have granola.

  • So, it's not like, you know...

  • It's definitely not a lose-lose.

  • It's more like a win-win.

  • Okay, once everything is coated and shiny

  • and there's no dry pieces, I'm gonna press it

  • into a pan.

  • I've got a square dish here that I've lined

  • with some parchment paper.

  • You can use foil if that's what you have.

  • Okay, and now the trick to getting them really

  • to stick together is you want to use some kind

  • of rubber spatula.

  • You can use your hands if you want to lube

  • up your hands a little bit.

  • And you just press it in really really firmly,

  • and try to get it as even and flat as you can.

  • Okay, once it's all mashed in, we're gonna put it

  • in a 325 degree oven for about 20 minutes

  • until it's a little bit brown around the edges

  • and the center feels kind of firm when you press on it.

  • Then, we'll pull it out, let it cool for about five minutes,

  • then use your parchment paper or foil little handles

  • to sort of pull it out and let it cool for another

  • 10 minutes or so before you try to cut it.

  • Alright, about 15 minutes later,

  • these are still slightly warm,

  • but we can go ahead and cut them into bars.

  • I usually do eight bars, like one down the middle

  • and then four across.

  • But if your kid is a really young kid,

  • you might want to do twelve bars,

  • and they'd be little squares like this.

  • There we go, so you can wrap 'em up,

  • store 'em in the fridge.

  • They're super delicious.

  • If you like this recipe,

  • check out my brown bag lunch playlist

  • for more ideas for stuff to pack in your kids' lunch,

  • and I also did an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie

  • which is kinda like this, but less healthy, okay.

  • Mmm, you get nice and toasty on the bottom,

  • and the rest is really chewy and mmm.

  • Oh, these are so good.

  • Thank you so much for watching.

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  • and I will see you next week with another cooking video.

  • Bye.

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- Hey, dudes, I'm Hilah,

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