Toasted Oats & Browned Butter Granola Bars
Granola bars made with condensed milk, browned butter and toasted oats. Mix and match the nuts and fruit.
Servings 12
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup oats
- ½ cup sunflower seed kernels, roasted (or pumpkin, etc)
- ½ cup roasted almonds
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- ½ of a 14 oz can of condensed milk
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup mixed dried fruit or your choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment. Spread oats on a baking sheet and bake for about 8 minutes or just until they start to brown and smell toasty.
- Meanwhile, line a 9 inch square pan with parchment paper or foil. If using foil, spray with cooking spray or grease it.
- Place butter in a small saucepan and melt over medium heat. Cook melted butter for another minute or just until you start to see bits of brown around the edges. Swirl butter a bit in pan and remove from heat.
- Dump toasted oats into a large bowl. Stir in condensed milk, browned butter, cinnamon and vanilla. Stir in almonds, sunflower seeds and dried fruit. If mixture is warm, let it cool slightly before adding any chocolate chips.
- Press mixture into lined pan. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until lightly brown around edges.
- Let cool for about 15 minutes, then lift from the pan and score. Let cool completely, then break apart. Note: If you break them apart before they are completely cool, they may fall apart.
Notes
I use pre-roasted almonds and sunflower seeds. If you have raw unroasted almonds and seeds, you can roast them along with the oats or roast them separately.