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Cherry Almond Granola Bars and Giveaway!

November 8, 2012

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Cherry Almond Granola Bars

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!  Congratulations to Grace for winning the Chinet Bakeware.  Enjoy!

It’s the time of year where you’re baking and cooking all the time.  And all of that means even more dishes.  Dishes?  They’re no fun.  I was introduced to Chinet Bakeware earlier this year and have fallen in love with it.  It’s high quality disposable Bakeware that I love because it means no clean up, and it is the best way to give food to other people.  No waiting to get your dishes back.

I have successfully made Peach Crisp and Plum Cherry Crumble in it, and I use it to set fudge all the time.  I was even a weekly winner in their Bakeware contest.  When Chinet approached me to do a giveaway for you, my wonderful readers, I was super excited.  I know you all could use this for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I’m a sweets baker pretty much exclusively, but this Bakeware would be fabulous for dressing, macaroni and cheese, pasta casserole, green bean casserole, mashed regular or sweet potatoes, and so much more.

Unbaked Granola Bars

My only word of caution is that is isn’t the best way to bake something like a cake or bar where you need to make sure it bakes all the way through or the bottom of something gets crispy, as the pan does not conduct or hold heat very well, pretty much cool after only a few minutes out of the oven.  But there are so many things it is great for, I’m so thankful this product is on store shelves and that one of you will get a chance to try it.

First I wanted to make something different with it.  I’ve seen so many homemade granola bars lately that I wanted to put my own spin on them.  I put a few ingredients together quickly, pretty much all healthy, save for a little Biscoff because . . . well . . . it’s Biscoff, and I love Biscoff, mixed them together in one bowl, pressed them into the pan, baked them, and after a little cooling tasted.

Cherry Almond Granola Bars

Baking as much as I do, recipes that I make fit into one of a few categories.  There are those that don’t work out so well (you don’t see those here), those that I like and am happy to have tried but won’t make again, those that I really like and hope to make again one day, and then there are those special recipes that I want to make again tomorrow.  Cherry Almond Granola Bars?  They fit into the last category.  I fell in love with these bars in one taste.  Okay I really fell in love with them raw, when I had to force myself to put most of the dough in the pan, not my mouth.  Maybe it’s because I haven’t had a granola bar in so long or because I’ve never had a homemade one, but these are so awesome, one of my favorite things I’ve made.  Breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snack, it doesn’t matter when you eat these hearty, healthy bars, just make sure you whip up a pan to give a try.  The chewy oats are matched perfectly with the crunchy coconut and almonds.  The tart cherries add great flavor, even the Biscoff comes through in a surprising amount, and the cherry honey intensifies the cherry flavor while keeping things gooey and chewy.  I’m picturing these as a power breakfast before black Friday or Christmas morning for a burst of present opening energy.

Cherry Almond Granola Bars

Let’s talk giveaway.  One winner will receive a full set of Chinet Bakeware.  You’ll get 3 8-inch square pans, 3 large oval 7 by 11 inch pans, 3 small oval 7.25 by 9. 25 inch pans, and 2 9 by 13 inch pans.  I know you’ll love this Bakeware as much as I do.  Good luck!

To enter the giveaway, tell me the first thing you’d make in the Bakeware.

To earn additional entries:

Follow @piesandplots on Twitter.  Come back and let me know you’ve followed in an additional and entirely separate comment.

Like Pies and Plots on Facebook.  Come back and let me know you’ve liked me in an additional and entirely separate comment.

Follow Pies and Plots on Pinterest.  Come back and let me know you’ve followed in an additional and entirely separate comment.

Follow @piesandplots on Instagram.  Come back and let me know you’ve followed in an additional and entirely separate comment.

Subscribe to Pies and Plots via email using the form at the top of the page on the right hand side.  Come back and let me know you’ve followed in an additional and entirely separate comment.

Like Chinet on Facebook. Come back and let me know you’ve liked in an additional and entirely separate comment.

Important:  In order for each of your entries to count, you must leave entirely separate comments.  Meaning it is possible for the first seven comments to all have been left by one person.  If you leave all of this information in one comment, you will only be entered in the giveaway one time.

The giveaway ends at 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, November 11, 2012.

The winner will be chosen via the Random Number Generator on random.org.  The winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond.  If the winner does not respond, a new winner will be chosen.

Disclaimer: Chinet provided the giveaway, but the opinions, as always, are my own.

I also want to tell you all about a recipe contest currently going on.  It is from Tupelo Honey Cafe, which has been in my bookmarks for years as a place I want to visit.  All you have to do it submit your favorite holiday side dish, dessert, or leftover recipe.  I bet you know which category I’m entering 😉  Each week they’re announcing a winner of their cookbook, and at the beginning of December, three people will each win a $200 gift card to their online store or restaurants.  I know you guys have some amazing recipes to submit, and bloggers, you’re eligible too.  I think you and your readers would love this contest, so pass it along.  Head over to Tupelo Honey’s website to take a peak at all the rules and enter.  You only have until November 16th, but that’s plenty of time for all you bakers and chefs out there!

Tupelo Honey Cafe

Disclaimer: Tupelo Honey Cafe approached me about this contest, but the opinions, as always, are my own, and their site really has been in my bookmarks, so it was kind of like fate that they approached me.

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Cherry Almond Granola Bars and Giveaway!


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4.9 from 14 reviews

  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 16 generously 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 2 cups old fashioned oats (I used Quaker)
  • 2 cups quick cooking oats (I used McCann’s)
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup cherry honey (regular honey would also work)
  • 1 cup dried tart cherries (I used Sun Maid)
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ cup flaked unsweetened coconut (I used Bob’s Red Mill)
  • ½ cup sliced almonds
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup crunchy Biscoff

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9 by 13 inch pan with parchment. I used a Chinet Bakeware pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine oats, oil, vanilla, cinnamon, honey, cherries, salt, coconut, almonds, sugar, and Biscoff. Mix to fully combine and make sure there are no clumps of ingredients. Your hands may be the best tool here.
  3. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Press it in firmly with your hands. Bake for 20 minutes, rotating halfway through if necessary, until lightly golden brown and fragrant.
  4. Allow bars to cool for 30 minutes, then cut into bars, but do not remove from the pan. Allow to cool completely before removing the bars from the pan or they will fall apart. May be stored at room temperature for up to one week. I do not recommend freezing this recipe.
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins

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Filed Under: Baked Goods, Bars, Granola Bars, Snack Tagged With: Almonds, Bars, Biscoff, Breakfast, Cherries, Cinnamon, Coconut, Dessert, Granola Bars, Healthy, Honey, Oats, Snack, Vanilla

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Comments

  1. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    November 8, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    Looove hmemade granola bars!
    I’d probably make some kind of brownie with the new bakeware (boyfriend has been craving it 😉 )

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    November 8, 2012 at 6:43 pm

    Oh those granola bars sound awesome! And what would I make? Oh man with all those sizes there are far too many options. But I am thinking a peanut butter topped brownie

    Reply
  3. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    November 8, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    I follow you on Twitter

    Reply
  4. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    November 8, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    I like you on Facebook

    Reply
  5. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    November 8, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    I follow you on Pinterest

    Reply
  6. Dad says

    November 8, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    These are really good!

    Reply
    • Laura says

      November 9, 2012 at 4:17 pm

      Thanks! Glad you liked them 🙂

      Reply
  7. Ruby @ The Ruby Red Apron says

    November 8, 2012 at 5:30 pm

    Wow, the granola bars look fantastic! I’ve been thinking about making granola bars lately. So I would probably make these granola bars first. And brownies, second. (I’ve been craving them too!) 😛

    Reply
  8. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    November 9, 2012 at 12:26 am

    I follow you on twitter, duh 😛

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  9. Grace Minnick Hickox says

    November 9, 2012 at 3:14 am

    I “liked” you on Facebook and just finished making this great chewy granola bar. I did substitute maple syrup for honey and used 4 cups of old fashioned oats. If I am lucky enough to win the bakeware, I would bake up several batches of the Cherry Almond Granola Bars in the 9 x 13 inch pans as my daughter, daughter-in-law and I get together to cook/bake periodically. Each prepares something different, then we divide and each have a great meal to take home. These would definitely be enjoyed by my five grandchildren, ages 2 through 12.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Laura says

      November 9, 2012 at 4:13 pm

      I’m so glad you enjoyed the granola bars, Grace! They are one of my favorite recipes! I can’t wait to try them with maple syrup. Good luck in the contest!

      Reply
  10. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    November 9, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    And I, of course, like you on fb!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  11. Mary, and the rest of the fam says

    November 9, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    Thank you for sharing this yummy treat! We have been enjoying the granola bars for breakfast, snack time and a lunch bag dessert! And the few crumbs we gathered up, were a great topping for yogurt! We love that they are made from healthy ingredients and can be so tasty and filling!

    Reply
    • Laura says

      November 9, 2012 at 4:17 pm

      It’s great to hear you liked them, Mary! They are great any time of day. Putting the crumbs on yogurt is a wonderful idea. I bet they’d be great on ice cream, too, but that’s the baker in me talking 😉 I hope you’ll enter the contest too!

      Reply
  12. Sabrina @ Living, Learning, Eating says

    November 9, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    I’d make blondies!

    Reply
  13. Shica says

    November 9, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    I would make a casserole of some kind.

    Reply
  14. Shica says

    November 9, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    I liked you on facebook

    Reply
  15. Shica says

    November 9, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    I liked Chinet on facebook

    Reply
  16. Shica says

    November 9, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    I follow on instagram

    Reply
  17. Shica says

    November 9, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    I follow on pinterest

    Reply
  18. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    November 9, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    I follow you on pinterest!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  19. Eric says

    November 9, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    Granola Bars — Great treat with health in mind. fiber for the heart. Cinnamon for blood pressure & nuts for good fats.. Tasty treat.

    Cook ware- First thing I’d try to make would be the caramel blondies 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  20. Jackie says

    November 9, 2012 at 6:26 pm

    The very first thing I would bake would have to be brownies with peanut butter fudge frosting – my hubby’s all time favortie!! Your granola bars look fantastic too. 🙂

    Reply
  21. Ruby @ The Ruby Red Apron says

    November 9, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    Following you on twitter @rubyk25

    Reply
  22. Ruby @ The Ruby Red Apron says

    November 9, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    Liked you on Facebook

    Reply
  23. stylefriendly says

    November 10, 2012 at 6:06 am

    I would make brownies.

    Reply
  24. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    November 10, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    I like Chinet on fb 😀

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  25. Joanna says

    November 10, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    These are really good and so much better than the ones you buy.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Laura says

      November 10, 2012 at 6:12 pm

      They are totally better than the ones from the store. I was surprised, but I should know by now that everything homemade is better than store bought.

      Reply
  26. Jessica says

    November 10, 2012 at 9:20 pm

    The first thing I would make in my brand new Chinet Bakeware would be chocolate chip cookie bars.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  27. Jessica says

    November 10, 2012 at 9:21 pm

    I like Pies and Plots on Facebook.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  28. Grace Minnick Hickox says

    November 10, 2012 at 9:22 pm

    The Cherry Almond Granola Bars were a hit with my 2 children and young grandchildren.
    I’d use the Chinet to bake more batches of the granola bars and give a pan to each. 🙂

    Reply
    • Laura says

      November 11, 2012 at 3:12 pm

      I’m thrilled you enjoyed them, Grace! They are one of my favorites 🙂 I hope you’ll try more of my recipes!

      Reply
  29. Arturo says

    November 11, 2012 at 12:13 am

    The first thing I would do with new Bakeware would be hand them over to someone that can bake. That being said, the stipulation would have to be something that is seeped in brown sugar and cinnamon.

    ★★★★

    Reply
  30. Kristy says

    November 11, 2012 at 11:19 pm

    Hmmm, the first thing I would have to make would be the carmel blondies….yum!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  31. Kristy says

    November 11, 2012 at 11:20 pm

    I liked Pies and Plots on Facebook 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  32. Debbie Eccard says

    November 12, 2012 at 1:51 am

    I liked Chinet. on Facebook …

    Reply
  33. Lendon says

    November 12, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    I would make those famous Blondies!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  34. Lendon says

    November 12, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    I’m following you on Twitter! 🙂

    Reply
  35. Ruby @ The Ruby Red Apron says

    November 12, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    following you on pinterest!

    Reply
  36. Carolyn Jung says

    November 13, 2012 at 4:18 am

    I’ve actually been to the Tupelo Honey Cafe. Such a charming place! 😉

    Reply
    • Laura says

      November 13, 2012 at 6:04 pm

      So cool that you’ve been to the Tupelo Honey Cafe, Carolyn! I hope to make it there one day, or at least mail order some of their stuff to try!

      Reply
  37. Grace Minnick Hickox says

    November 21, 2012 at 5:14 pm

    Thrilled to win the Chinet Bakeware. It all arrived late yesterday, just in time to use for baking many items for our Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. By the way, my daughter-in-law just called to ask about amount of tart cherries for the granola bars as she’s taking them to her family gathering. Delicious recipe. Again, thank you Laura for the opportunity to enter the contest.

    Reply
    • Laura says

      November 22, 2012 at 4:16 pm

      I’m so glad you received the Bakeware in time for Thanksgiving! I hope it will be very helpful to you. It’s such a compliment that the granola bars have been a huge hit. Thank you for all your support, Grace, Happy Thanksgiving!

      Reply

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