Granola Bars

The perfect snack

These granola bars are delicious! The oats add lots of fiber, making them a great snack to fill you up between meals.  I again substituted applesauce for canola oil, cutting way back on fat and WW points.  Plus, the chocolate chips make them feel like a dessert.  : )


Gluten Free Granola Bars

2 1/2 cups gluten free quick oats (I used Bob's Red Mill)
1/2 cup gluten free rice crispies
1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix all of the ingredients minus the chocolate chips together in a large mixing bowl.  I used a spatula, but if you are a hands-on kind of cook (I'm not), feel free to mix with hands.  Mix until all dry ingredients are wet and clumping together well.  Stir chocolate chips into mixture and continue mixing until evenly dispersed. 

Browned and Toasty

Cover a baking pan (I used 13 x 9) with wax paper and spray with cooking spray.  Press oatmeal mixture firmly onto wax paper in pan, spreading evenly.  Bake for 17-22 minutes, until slightly browned.  Allow the mixture to cool overnight.  Cut into 14 granola bars the following day.  Store in airtight container.

** Weight watchers points+ 4 per bar