No Bake Granola Bars ~ Gluten Free ~

  Okay so among trying to get my kids on a gluten free life style, it's been hard to get my picky 6 year old to try new things. But one recipe he absolutely loves is these home made no bake granola bars. And it's not that hard to make that's the best part! I highly encourage you to try this!!

What You Need:

1/4c butter

1/4c honey

1/3c packed brown sugar

2c quick cooking oats

1c crispy rice cereal

1/2tsp vanilla

2Tbs mini chocolate chips

Directions:

~ In a large bowl, stir oats and rice cereal together. Set aside. In a small pot, melt butter, honey, and brown sugar together over medium high heat until it comes to a bubble. Reduce heat and cook 2 minutes. Pour in the vanilla and stir. Pour over dry ingredients and mix well to moisten all ingredients. Pour into a lightly greased small cookie sheet and press down to be about 3/4 inch in thickness. (If you have a large cookie sheet like me, you pack down the mixture to one side. Press good so mixture sticks together). Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips and press down into mixture. Cool on a counter top to room temperature for 2 hours before cutting into bars.

~If your mixture isn't staying together, you can stick in refrigerator for up to 20 minutes (no longer or they will become to hard) to help it stick together. Made this recipe twice and it depends on how you boil the ingredients on the outcome of how thier going to stick together,  I got different results both times. It's really a hit or miss kind of thing.