No-Bake Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

Ingredients

2 cups quick cooking oats--not rolled oats!

1 cup crispy rice cereal

1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)

1/4 cup honey*

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

4 Tablespoons mini chocolate chips

Cooking spray

Directions

1. In a large bowl, stir oats and rice cereal together. Set aside. 

2. In a small pot, melt butter, honey and brown sugar together over medium high heat until it comes to a bubble. Reduce the heat and cook 2 minutes. Pour in vanilla and stir. 

3. Pour over dry ingredients and mix well to moisten all ingredients. Pour into lightly greased (cooking spray works well) 8x8 pan and press out evenly, packing mixture together. 

4. Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips. Press chips down lightly with a rubber spatula. Cool on the counter top to room temperature for two hours or until the chocolate chips are set before cutting into bars. Wrap in parchment or plastic wrap and store at room temperature.

*Spray measuring cup with cooking spray before adding honey. The honey will slide right out!

Update: We still love these granola bars. So much that I now double the recipe and use a 9x13 pan to have enough bars for our family of six.

Adapted from Lauren's Latest

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