Healthy Whole Grain Granola Bars

Ingredients

• 2 bananas
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup Splenda granular
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 cups Puffed Kashi
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Beat together bananas, brown sugar and splenda until creamy.

3. 3

   Add eggs and vanilla, beat until incorporated.

4. 4

   Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and add to wet mixture.

5. 5

   Stir in oats, puff cereal, raisins and cranberries and mix well.

6. 6

   Spread evenly in a 13x9 inches baking pan lined with tin foil.

7. 7

   Bake for 27-30 minutes until light golden brown.

8. 8

   Remove from oven, let cool 1 minute and using tin foil as handles gently lift bars out of the cake pan. Pull away sides of tin foil and let cool completely at room temperature.

9. 9

   Once cool, cut into 24 servings.