Our family enjoys eating granola bars. With seven or eight lunches to pack each day, our granola bars never last long even if I buy many boxes. I searched and came up with a recipe that we all really love. We are not coconut fans so that is why that ingredient is not included.

Chewy Granola Bars

1/4 cup butter                               1/4 cup oil

1.5 pound marshmallows           1/4 cup honey

1/2 cup peanut butter                 1 cup crushed graham crackers

5 cup old fashioned oats             4 1/2 cup Rice Krispies

1-2 cup m&m’s

In a large microwave bowl, melt butter, oil, and marshmallows. When melted, stir in honey and peanut butter. In another bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, oats, and Rice Krispies.  Stir marshmallow mixture over all and add m&m’s. Press into a large cookie sheet. Cool and cut.

Then you need to sit down and enjoy a granola bar. And I’m sure if you have other folks around, they will be glad to taste them too.