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This recipe is courtesy of Red Feather Guides in North Park Colorado. We had a wonderful half day horse back ride into the mountains and the guide brought these delicious granola bars. Can’t say enough about the company and the people.

Homemade Granola

Recipe is at the bottom, but needless to say the “goodies” inside the granola bars can vary, instead of raisins I used dried blueberries (I have 6 lbs a friend gave me). Dried cherries substituted for cranberries too. I added dates too. Can I ever leave a recipe alone?

Homemade Granola Bars- before baking

The first batch was so popular I ended up making two batches. So I’ll be taking these to work this week and have snacks for the kids during their summer school vacation.

Homemade Granola Bars

These weren’t nearly as good as eating them at 12,000  feet. But then again is anything. Here’s a picture from that trip and another shout-out to Red Feather Guides. If you ever are in northern Colorado and want to go on a horse back ride into the mountains they are the ones to call.

Horseback Riding in the Rockies

Here is the snack spread the guide shared with us at the summit. We sat on this ledge which overlooked Lake Agnes, it’s behind us in the valley, sorry you can’t see it, and ate our lunch.

Snack at the top of the Rockies

Ok, enough of the teasing, here is the recipe.

Red Feather Granola Bar Recipe

• 1/2 Cup Butter
• 1 1/4 cup sugar (brown packed, or white)
• 2 Eggs
• 1/3 cup Molasses
• 1 3/4 cup Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 2 cups Old Fashioned oatmeal
• 1/2 cup nuts
• 1/2 cup Raisins
• 1/2 cup Cranberries
• 1 cup Chocolate Chips

Directions

1. Combine flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda together in a bowl
2. Combine butter, molasses, sugar and eggs together in 2nd bowl
3. Combine dry ingredients into wet ingredients
4. Combine oatmeal, raisins, chocolate chips, nuts together then add to mixture
5. Spoon into a 19′ x 13′ pan  (parchment paper and spray with Pam-don’t forget this)
6. Cook for 20 minutes at 350, check for doneness at this point and length time 5 minutes until the consistency desired.
7. When cool turn upside down with parchment paper, seems to be easier to cut up into bars this way.

I tend to be generous with the “goodies” and find myself adding an extra cup or so of nuts, fruit or chips, still turns out fantastic! Enjoy

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