How to make homemade granola bars. Simple recipe to make granola bars at home with rolled oats, butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, dried cranberries, almonds.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and evenly spread the rolled oats and sliced almonds across the sheet. Bake in the oven for 12 minutes to toast the oats and almonds. Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar and corn syrup until the brown sugar is dissolved. Bring to a light boil and lower heat to a simmer. Let the mixture simmer for about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
Dump the toasted oats and almonds in a large bowl. Stir in the butter and brown sugar until the oats are evenly coated. Let cool slightly, for a couple minutes. Gently stir in the dried cranberries and chocolate chips until well mixed.
Line a 13x9 pan with parchment paper. Evenly spread the oat mixture across the bottom of the pan. Use another sheet of parchment paper to press the oat mixture down.