Granola Bars

Adapted from StephanieCooks.blogspot.com
Makes 8" x 8" pan

1 2/3 cup quick rolled oats
1/3 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup sugar (I keep decreasing this amount - next time I will skip it completely.)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
2 to 3 cups dried fruit and/or nuts
1/3 cup peanut (or other nut) butter
6 Tbl butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup honey, cane syrup or corn syrup
2 Tbl light corn syrup
1 Tbl water

Heat oven to 350. Grease 8" x 8" pan. Melt butter over low heat. Add peanut butter into butter and stir until smooth. In another bowl mix together oats, sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, fruit and nuts. Whisk into the butter/peanut butter vanilla, water and liquid sweeteners. Mix all ingredients together and press into pan. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until it looks browned around the edges. The bars will set once completely cool. After completely cool, cut bars out of pan.

Fruit/Nut suggestions: peanuts, almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, coconut, raisins, cranberries, apricots, chocolate chips.

Note: I have read that the corn syrup cannot be substituted with honey because its properties are what holds the bars together. I don't know personally but I wouldn't try to skip it unless you want to experiment.