Take A Long Fruit and Oatmeal Bars {Recipe} | Road Trip Snack Ideas
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My whole family loves granola, especially my husband. But up until this year, I didn’t realize just how easy it was to make. (If you are looking for a great recipe, check out my homemade Berry Granola recipe on my other blog.) So when General Mills sent me a summer roadtrip snack map and listed a recipe for Take Along Oatmeal Bars in my home state of Minnesota, I thought it would be fun to try them out.
Ironically the week I made them was the same week my brother-in-law and his family were vacationing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). They spent 5 days there and I bet they would have loved a snack like this! (Although their guide, another family member, probably would have vetoed them as he packs very light.)
They turned out a bit sweeter than I was expecting but they were delicious! My middle son Warren couldn’t resist stealing some any chance he got. And would you believe they are actually made with Wheaties cereal? I hadn’t had them in ages but found them super tasty in the morning with some fresh berries or in the evening as a little snack. My one year old actually loved them as a welcome change from Cheerios and gobbled the flakes up for breakfast.
Take Along Fruit & Oatmeal Bars
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup diced dried fruit and raisin mixture
- 2 cups Wheaties® cereal
- 1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
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Grease bottom and sides of 8 or 9 inch square pan with a little butter.
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Using a 3-quart saucepan, melt sugar, butter, honey and cinnamon to boiling over medium heat, making sure to stir constantly. Boil 1 minute, stille stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
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Carefully stir in dried fruit. Stir in cereal, oats and almonds
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Press mixture in pan, using the back of a wooden spoon to press down evenly. Cool completely, at minimum 30 minutes. (Bars may fall apart otherwise.) For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows or cut into smaller, squares if desired. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
The only thing I’ll recommend with this recipe is to do small, bite sized squares instead of a full bar. Because these aren’t baked, they aren’t sturdy like traditional granola bars and can fall apart. And if you don’t like very sweet things, consider reducing the amount of sugar.
You can check out the entire map with links to snack recipes on the Hello Cereal Lovers Tumblr page.
There you will find 39 fun snack ideas with cereal, all perfect for road tripping! Happy travels, cereal lovers!
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Disclosure: I do have a relationship with General Mills however this post is not sponsored in any way. I paid for the ingredients to make this recipe myself and I’m not being compensated for the post. I just thought the recipe looked tasty and wanted to share.
These look delicious and like something the boys would love.
I love that these look super easy to make. I will have to give these a try in place of store bought granola bars!
Oh my gosh. These are picture perfect. They look delicious!
I’d love to try this recipe! It looks delicious!! Perfect snack for on the go!
I like that you use Wheaties to make these. We always need healthy snacks on the go. Thanks for the recipe!
I have yet to make my own granola bars, but yours look great!
those really do look good an doesn’t sound too hard to make,,ive never tried making my own before
Those look easy enough to make and you know just what is in them.
I’ve actually been looking for a healthy snack to have at work. I think I will have to give your granola bar recipe a try – it looks fairly easy to make!
Looks yummy and healthy. Thank you!
Yum! Making my own snack bars sounds easy and delicious.
I’ve made my own granola but never bars. They look delicious!
I am always looking for fast breakfast ideas. This would be great!
These look so good, never thought about making my own granola bars, but going to give it a try 🙂
these look super! I love to create and invent my own health bars, some baked and some no-cook! Some come out better than others, but I always eat them, and they are so much fun!
That looks really good! I like that you know exactly whats going in them, they’re affordable and tasty, and not hard to make.
Nice post always looking for oatmeal recipes for my hubbby.
When you make these you know exactly what’s in them (and what’s NOT), unlike store bought ones.
I am so hungry and need to go to the grocery store. I better eat something and quit drooling on my keyboard! I would def. make these !!
That looks delicious & healthy.