Ran across this chewy goodness on another blog (Vittles and Bits). What drew me to the recipe in the first place was the pretzels. Apparently these granola bars are an adaptation of a Rachael Ray recipe but my favorite part about this interpretation is the added peanut butter! If you're not a fan, just leave it out and they still taste great! They're quick, delicious, and of course a great snack. Next time I'll leave out the peanut butter, and add walnuts, almonds, and Craisins.
1/4 C. butter
1/4 C. honey
1/3 C. packed brown sugar
1/4 C. creamy peanut butter
2 C. quick cooking oats {not to be confused with rolled oats!}
1 C. crispy rice cereal
3/4 C. coarsely crushed pretzels
1/2 t. vanilla
2 T. mini chocolate chips
Line an 8x8 square pan with foil, and grease foil with nonstick spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, stir oats, rice cereal, and pretzels together. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan, melt butter, honey, and brown sugar together over medium high heat until mixture comes to a bubble. Reduce the heat and add the peanut butter; cook 2 more minutes. Remove saucepan from heat, pour in vanilla and stir.
Pour peanut butter mixture over dry ingredients, and mix to coat evenly. Using a spatula, empty contents of bowl into prepared pan, and pack the mixture into the pan very tightly. You really want to press them down so they stick together. Sprinkle top of bars with mini chocolate chips and press down lightly (& quickly before they start to melt!)
Cool to room temperature for two hours, or until the chocolate chips are set. Lift out of pan using the edges of the foil, and cut into 9 bars. Stack bars between layers of waxed paper, and store in airtight container at room temperature.
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