No Bake Chewy Granola Bars

No Bake Chewy Granola Bars

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup honey (or corn syrup or molasses etc)
2 cups granola*
1 cup rice cereal*
1/2 cup raisins*
1/2 cup thin pretzel sticks*
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips*

*You can basically put whatever you want in here. I put in some oatmeal, granola, rice cereal, ground fiber one, and peanut butter. I left out the raisins, pretzels and chocolate chips.

1. In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar with the honey and butter. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then lower the heat to medium-low and simmer until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat.

2. Add the granola, rice cereal, raisins and pretzels to the saucepan and fold the ingredients to evenly coat with the sauce. Transfer the granola mixture to a 9-by-13-inch ungreased baking pan and press firmly to evenly fill. Gently press the chocolate chips onto the top of the granola. Let the granola mixture set in the refrigerator until firm, about 15 minutes, then cut into 2 1/4-by 3-inch bars.

From Rachel Ray Magazine