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Microwave Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

Microwave Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
  • Category

    Dessert

  • Cusine

    American

Ingredients

1/4 cup coconut oil or unsalted butter

1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar

1/4 cup honey

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups quick oats

1 1/4 cups Rice Krispies cereal

3 Tbsp mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

Add coconut oil or unsalted butter, brown sugar and honey to a 2 quart microwave safe bowl and heat mixture in microwave on HIGH power for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir , then return to microwave and heat on HIGH power 1 minute longer if using coconut oil and 1 1/2 minutes longer if using butter. Carefully remove from microwave and blend in vanilla, then add in quick oats and stir until evenly coated. Fold in Rice Krispies and toss well to evenly coat, then firmly press mixture into one side of a buttered baking sheet with buttered hands . Sprinkle top with chocolate chips and press into bars. Transfer to freezer and chill 10 minutes, then remove and cut into 9 bars. Store in an airtight container.