Granola Bars With Almonds, Chocolate And Dried Cherries

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 3 ounces)
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries or 1/2 cup cherries
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 325 degrees. grease a 9-square-inch baking pan with vegetable cooking spray. for bars’ easy removal, line pan bottom up the two sides with a 9- by 18-inch strip of heavy-duty foil. grease foil with vegetable cooking spray.
• 2 mix all ingredients in a medium bowl. turn into prepared pan and pat down until firmly packed. bake until golden brown about 30 minutes. cool to room temperature and put pan in freezer.
• 3 when firm, use foil handles to remove bars from pan. remove foil and use a long, sharp knife to cut bar into 16 1- by 4-inch bars. can be stored in an airtight container up to 1 week or frozen.