Showing posts with label granola bars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label granola bars. Show all posts

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Been Baking (and I didn't burn it!!)

Granola Bars (Emeril's Recipe) on the right I substituted Trader Joe's pumpkin granola for the oats for something different. Guess which one disappeared first:)

I've been trying to save by making bread (with the bread machine) and also healthy snacks for the kids because I find these are some of the key things I keep running back to the store from and they keep putting me over budget.

I'm getting closer to making less trips, but until I get that cow in my backyard I will still be going back for things like milk but at least I've cut down some.
Oatmeal bars to replace the endless supply of fruit bars I keep buying. These were technically supposed to have apples but I didn't feel like cutting them so this batch was just plain. These went real fast.

Pumpkin Bread - I cheated and used Trader Joe's boxed mix with Trader Joe's pumpkin butter in place of the oil.
BTW - Did you know you can replace oil in baking recipes with apple sauce?


Bread for sandwiches from the bread machine which is my new money saving toy and it really takes such a short amount of time, it's easy and I can't burn it cause it does itself! :) Plus, I didn't have to spend money since I got my grandmothers that she wasn't using, so it's even better!



Tuesday, September 30, 2008

I Finally Made my own Granola Bars

I finally made my own granola bars (I swear we spend a small fortune on them) using Emeril Lagasse's "Peanut Butter Granola Bars" recipe.

I tired another recipe as well but this one was a hit. Next time I may top with some chocolate chips.

It was really simple, I just melted butter and honey and mixed in with the nuts as well as some cinnamon. Toasted the nuts and then poured the peanut butter mixture over them and cooled!

The kids loved it and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.