Granola Bars: Attempt Two

I'm still on a mission to find the best granola bar recipe. Try to met most of the criteria, but they had a funky texture and didn't taste very great. Fail #2. 

Perfect Granola Bar Criteria: 

1) (Somewhat) healthy

2) Taste good 

3) stick together in solid bars 

4) Easy to make 

1) These were healthy. Containing only a few Tablespoons of honey as the only type of sugar and no butter, they definitely pass the healthy test. Lots of fiber and protein as well. 

2) As noted above, these were healthy. But they didn't taste that great, at all. I could taste the dry milk powder a lot, and the texture got stranger as they cooled. I'm sure they'll be bricks tomorrow. 

3) Accomplished! 

4) These were pretty simple. I had to use the blender, which added a little inconvenience.. but helped a lot in making them stay together in bars. 

MISSION: GRANOLA (ATTEMPT #2)

3/4 C oats

1/4 C grape-nuts

2 Tbs. flour

1/4 dry milk 

1 T. cinnamon 

1/4 raisins

1/4 craisins

1/4 dried dates 

1/4 chopped nuts 

3 T Honey 

1 egg, beaten 

Preheat oven t 350 degrees. Combine first five ingredients in blender or food processor and pulse until chopped and blended. Place blended ingredients in a medium bowl with dried fruit and nuts. Stir until blended. Add honey and egg and stir until evenly blended. Press into greased 8X8 pan and bake for about 12 minutes. Cut into 21 squares. 

Each bar is approximately 60 calories. 

*Note: if you have a food processor, the entire process could be done in it.