As always, click here to find the original link.
But, here's how I did it:
1/4 c. unsalted butter
1/4 c. local honey
1/3 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. quick oats
1 c. puffed brown rice cereal
toppings of choice
In a bowl, mix the oats and rice; set aside.
In a small sauce pan, melt butter, honey and brown sugar until it starts to bubble. Then reduce to low heat and cook for about 2 minutes. I stirred frequently, but I don't think the original recipe says to - up to you. Then, mix in the vanilla. The mixture will foam up, that's normal.
Quickly pour hot sugar mixutre over oats and stir to coat as evenlly as possible. Then press mixture firmly into a jelly role pan. I used my stoneware pan and it worked just fine. But, I would recommend using a spatula to firmly press the mixture into the sides and bottom of the pan. Otherwise, it will stick to your hands. It is important to get it pressed in firmly so that your bars don't fall apart when you cut them.
Here's what mine looked like:
Then, press in the topping of your choice. You can tell I used chocolate chips. But I'm already planning a batch with raisins and sunflower seeds. In my picture, I had make two batches since I pack 4 lunches a day plus whatever snacks my husbands wants during the day. :-)
Now, you'll need to let them sit for a couple hours before you cut them apart. Because I made this on a hot afternoon, I let them sit overnight.
With a sharp knife, cut the bars to the size you'd like. I lined a plastic container with wax paper and placed the cut pieces inside, with more wax paper between layers.
Then, I kept them stored in the fridge. I'm not sure you have to do that, but since my kitchen tends to get hot I didn't know if they'd re-melt or not, soo...
My husband was the first one to try them and he ate about 4 right out of the box!
So, these were a big hit!
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