Recipe Redo

Ever since I made the granola bars a few weeks ago I've been wanting to make them again but this time with the rolled oats and a slightly different flavor. So since I didn't have too much time today to cook I decided that I could remake them and write about what I changed. These are also nice to have around so I can take one with my on my way to work, especially on saturdays and sundays when I work early in the morning. 

Revised Granola Bars 

1 cup dried figs 

1/2 cup peanut butter 

1/4 cup honey 

2 cups rolled oats 

1/2 cup mini chocolate chips 

1/2 cup slivered almonds 

This time around I ended up using dried figs because I wanted to try to use dates but I couldn't find any, so I got dried figs and I soaked them in water for 10 minutes so that they would become a little sticky and more plumped. Meanwhile I heated the peanut butter and honey so that it would melt a little and become more runny. After the figs had soaked I blended them in the food processor and added a few teaspoons of the water they were soaking in to make it easier to mix into the oats. In a small bowl I mixed all the ingredients together and then spread the oat mixture into a wax paper lined 8 inch square pan. Then I put them in the freezer for two hours, cut them into rectangles and stored them in an air tight container in the refrigerator. 

This time around I think that the granola bars came out better. They have a stronger peanut butter flavor with goes well with the chocolate chips and the rolled oats give it a nicer texture. Today and tomorrow I am working from 2 to 10 so recipes like these that I can make in the morning and eat on my way to work are the easiest to make and write about. Since I'm working in the afternoon I might try to make a breakfast recipe tomorrow if I can think of something fun to make. So till next time, 

Keep Cooking Brooklyn!