You can make these granola bars at home, and then take them with you to snack on throughout the day. Parcel them up with some wax paper and string to turn these granola bars into a sweet gift.

Granola Bars Recipe

Yield: 45 bars

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ¼ cup 2% milk
• 1 cup SPLENDA^® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
• ¾ cup melted butter
• ½ tsp vanilla essence
• 3 cups oatmeal flakes
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• ½ cup chopped peanuts
• ½ cup crushed flax seeds
• 1/3 cup sesame seeds
• ¼ cup ground almonds
• ½ cup dried apricots

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix all the ingredients together. Spread the mixture on a baking sheet so that it is approximately 1 inch thick.
3. Bake at 350°F until the mixture is lightly golden.
4. Turn out, cut into bars and let cool.

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