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Our Homemade Chewy Granola Bars recipe has been one of our most popular ever since I originally posted way back in 2010! So I decided it was time to bring it back, update it, and put it back on your radar as we all enjoy a new school year.

The beauty of this recipe – besides the fact that it uses only real food ingredients and NO corn syrup – is that you can add any of your family’s favorite ingredients. Leave out anything your family doesn’t like, add what they love! I love versatile recipes like this!

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Homemade Chewy Granola Bars

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Author: Laura

Serves: 12

Ingredients

½ cup peanut butter, almond butter, or sunbutter
⅓ cup honey
¼ cup coconut oil (or another oil of your choice)
1 cup oats
1 cup total of any combination of: sesame seeds, coconut flakes, sunflower seeds, dried fruit, mini chocolate chips

Instructions

In a medium sized saucepan, melt together peanut butter, honey and coconut oil.
Remove from heat and add one cup of oats.
Choose your favorite combination of coconut flakes, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, dried fruit and mini chocolate chips, to equal a total of ONE CUP. (I just got out my one cup measuring cup and poured in the ingredients until the cup was full.)
Pour in and stir well.
Spread mixture into a 8x8 or 9x4 pan.
Chill for two hours, then cut into bars.

We often bag these individually to take on the go. I usually make them with whatever we have on hand, but I always have chocolate chips on hand, so it is a given that I always add them to these granola bars. Is there really any other way? (Well sure. Another way is to skip the chocolate chips and instead add chocolate chunks. I am nothing if not flexible.)

What are your favorite Granola Bar add-ins?

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I have had several requests for a healthier Pecan Pie – one that didn’t call for corn syrup. My family was happy for me to try this experiment. I’m excited to share that I was easily able to adapt a recipe to use honey in exchange for corn syrup. Simple as that! (If only all of the Real Food Makeovers were this easy…)

Hey, guess what else? Not only was this recipe simple to figure out – the filling for this pie only has five ingredients. It’s super quick to put together!

Honey Pecan Pie

Honey Pecan Pie ~ Real Food Makeover

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Author: Laura

Ingredients

1 cup honey
3 eggs
⅓ cup melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1¼ cups crushed pecans

Instructions

Whisk first four ingredients together until eggs are beaten and everything is well mixed.
Add pecans and stir.
Pour mixture into an unbaked Whole Wheat Pie Crust.
Bake in a 350° oven for about 45 minutes or until the middle of the pie no longer jiggles.

Here’s my Whole Wheat Pie Crust recipe.

(My use of the word jiggles proves how professional I am in my use of cooking terms.)

How about another, even easier Pecan Pie idea? Try these Easy Pecan Pie Bites! They are wonderful for your holiday dessert table because people can pop one or two in their mouths and still enjoy other favorite desserts too! Not that we all need more than one dessert. But that’s pretty much a holiday reality, right?

And while you’re working with pecans, you might try these great Cinnamon Sugar Pecans! They are a great gift or snack!