Thick, chewy granola bars from Smitten Kitchen by Deb Perelman

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  • SKidd on November 22, 2025

    These didn’t work at all for me, didn’t hold together and too sweet. Also I knew this going in but the original KA recipe is for 9 x13 and these were way too thick for me. A very rare miss for smitten for me!

  • rionafaith on July 25, 2017

    Super versatile depending on what you have in the pantry... I used 1/2c slivered almonds, 1/2c coarsely chopped hazelnuts, 1/2c dried cranberries, 1/4c cocoa nibs, 1/8c chia seeds, and 1/8c flax seeds, and the dregs of my almond butter jar that amounted to about 1T. I used honey for the main liquid sweetener and agave instead of the 2T corn syrup, and these were still very sweet despite using the smaller amount of granulated sugar (1/2c).I would try omitting the white sugar entirely next time, I think the liquid sweetener would be enough. These are sticky and soft but still quite crumbly and fall apart while trying to cut them... I think packing them more firmly into the pan next time would help.

  • Melanie on December 11, 2016

    Delicious. Stores well in the fridge and freezer. Used honey, peanut butter, chia seeds, dried digs, sultanas, sunflower seeds etc.

  • Rutabaga on December 29, 2015

    These are delicious, really the best granola bar recipe I have found! I found them to be very sticky, not crumbly, although the stickiness also makes them difficult to cut. In my case, I added a scant two cups of whole almonds and a scant one cup of dried cranberries, and left out the cinnamon and vanilla. My husband really liked this combination. They were likely stickier than usual because I added about a third cup of honey rather than only a quarter cup on accident. I used a little over half a cup of sugar, but next time would stick with only a half cup total, as well as decrease the honey to the correct amount, as they were plenty sweet.

  • spharo00 on August 25, 2012

    They are delicious, but both times I made them they were so crumbly that I couldn't cut them into bars. I keep them in freezer so they are a little easier to handle.

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