No-Bake Tropical Granola Bars

Name: No-Bake Tropical Granola Bars
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Challenge Butter, Unsalted, European Style; SIGNATURE SELECTS Sugar, Light Brown; SIGNATURE SELECTS Honey, Raw, Wildflower; Quaker Oatmeal, Quick 3-Minute, Steel Cut, Brown Sugar Cinnamon; Rice Krispies Cold Breakfast Cereal, Valentine's Day Treats; Crunchies Mixed Fruit, Freeze-Dried; Morton Iodized Salt, 26 Ounce

Serves 12

5 mins prep

5 mins cook

15 mins Additional Time

25 mins total

I love peanut butter and chocolate but I wanted a change. Something bright and fresh which is when the idea for tropical granola bars hit me. The granola bars take 5 minutes to make, 20 minutes to set up, and in under a half hour your snack is ready. No baking necessary and they’re made in the microwave. Compared to store bought, the bars are far more cost effective and you can pronounce all the ingredients. For the tropical twist I added dried tropical fruit. They’re soft, perfectly chewy, have great texture and remind me of Quaker Chewy Granola Bars.

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cupunsalted butter

cuplight brown sugar

cuphoney

cupquick-cook oatsdo not use old-fashioned whole-rolled oats; too large and bars will not hold together

cupRice Krispies cerealor similar generic

cuptropical dried fruit medleydiced into small pieces (mine contained pineapple, mandarins, mangoes, and coconut)

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Line an 8×8-inch pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.

To a large microwave-safe bowl, add the butter, brown sugar, honey, and heat on high power for 60 to 90 seconds, or until butter has melted and ingredients can be whisked smooth.

Return bowl to microwave and heat on high power for 1 minute. Stop and whisk.

Return bowl to microwave and heat on high power for 1 minute. Mixture should be bubbling. If you’ve ever made caramel sauce, it looks like the beginning stages of caramel. You want the mixture to be bubbling to ensure that the bars hold together upon cooling. If yours isn’t bubbling, return bowl to microwave and heat for another 30 to 60 seconds, or until bubbling.

Add the oats, Rice Krispies, dried fruit, salt, and stir to combine.

Turn mixture out into prepared pan, hard-packing it with a spatula so form an even, smooth, flat layer. Make sure to really press it down firmly and compactly.

Freeze for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until bars have set, and slice into bars. I wrap each bar in plasticwrap and store them in a gallon-sized ziptop bag in the fridge for up to 10 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. I have not tried storing the bars at room temp for longer than a few hours.