Teri Clearwater\’s Homemade Granola Bars

If you\’re looking for a yummy snack alternative to the horse show cafeteria, this blog is it! Back in May, I posted Horse Show Mamas – a comical and informative piece about other horse show moms and how they manage shows with babies and kids in tow. Back then I promised I would post some of my contributor\’s best recipes for beating the event  cafeteria. So here, finally, is a tasty snack from show mom and trainer\’s wife – Teri Clearwater of Hanley, SK. With all the summer activities and shows, it took me this long to get some baking done. I hope you enjoy them as much as my family did!

HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS

What You\’ll Need:

3 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup Rice Krispies
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup raisins (or Craisins)
1 cup choc chips
1 cup chunky peanut butter
3/4 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup melted butter (not margarine)
1 tsp vanilla

Mix all dry ingredients together. Set aside. Pour melted butter over peanut butter, corn syrup and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Pour this mixture over dry ingredients. Mix together and pack into a 9 x 13\” greased pan. Bake 20 minutes (no longer) at 350 degrees. Do not over bake. Allow to cool in pan completely. Cut into bars and wrap in Saran Wrap.