Homemade Ganola Bars

So i know that it has been a few months since my last post. I know I have been a super slacker, but this summer has been CRAZY! We bought a new home and moved, there has been T-ball games and practices, baby showers, birthday parties, and cook outs. Now that we are settled in and school will be starting soon (yay!) I hope to send out some new recipes to all those who care.
One thing that I love to prepare on Sundays are breakfasts for the week. My husband leaves the house around really early o'clock (im not sure when he leaves all I know is that it is still dark outside). And I am the type of person that has the absolute minute planned out as to when I get out of bed and still get to work on time. I have a grumpy kid who hates to get up in the morning so he usually wears his next days clothes to bed to save time in the morning. (Dont judge me) Yes, hitting snooze 2-3 times is worth it to me. I dont care about your data that says you do not get any more sleep by hitting the snooze button. Even so, we have getting up and out of the door in 20 minutes down to a science in my house. To avoid grabbing fast food or pop tart I have found and slightly tweaked a delicious home made granola bar recipe.

Disclaimer: If you have a peanut allergy I want to sincerely apologize that I have likely got you so excited about a yummy granola bar; however, this isn't for you unless you want to risk Anaphalaxis.


What you need:
1 jar of peanut butter (we are PB snobs and always have Jiff Natural)
1 12oz Honey
1 bag of Granola (I by Nature Valley oats and Honey but the Bear Naked brand is good too!)
1 3/4 cup of Protein powder (My husband always has protein powder so this time it is Chocolate Peanut butter, but you can pick different flavors too)











Directions:
Mix the honey and peanut butter together and microwave for 45-60 sec. Mix granola and protein powder together. Fold in the honey/peanut butter into the granola mixture. Press into a lightly greased pan and chill for 1 hour. You can cut the bars in the pan and it will make around 20-22 depending on how you cut it. We keep the bars in the fridge all week because if they get too warm they are a little crumbly.











Per MyFitnessPal 1 serving is
                      Cal     CHO     Fat    Protein    Na   Sugar

Per Serving:

369

34

21

17

153

20

The upfront cost for this is a little pricey seeing as though the protein powder will run you between $18-20, but it lasts for several recipes. The breakdown is about $0.50-0.75 per bar which is pretty cheap once you compare it to the Cliff Bars and Supreme Bars.

Hopefully I will get another post soon. Im currently planning a Minecraft birthday party for less than $100 and have some other budget friendly meals to share.