1 2/3 C Quick rolled oats
1/2 to 3/4 cup grandulated sugar (use more or less)
1/3 cup oat floar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinammon
2 to 3 cups dried fruits and nuts (just about anything you want to add)
1/3 cup peanut butter or another nut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 Tbsp melted butter
1/4 cup honey, maple syrup or corn syrup
2 Tbsp light corn syrup (otherwise substitute with one of the above)
1 Tbsp water
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 8x8x2 pan with parchment paper, allowing it to go up on opposing sides. Lightly grease the parchment paper and the exposed pan, or coat with non stick cooking spray.
Stir together all the dry ingredients, including the fruit and nuts. In a seperate bowl, whisk together the vanilla, melted butter or oil, liquid sweetners and water. Toss the wet ingred. with the dry (and p butter, if you're using it) until the mixture is evenly crumbly. Spread out in prepared pan, pressing firmly to ensure they are molded to the shape of the pan.
Bake the bars for 30 to 40 minutes, until they're brown around the edges -- don't be afraid to get a little color on them. They'll seem soft and almost underbaked in the center when y ou take them out but do not worry, they'll set completely once they cool.
Cool the bars in their pan.
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