I attempted home-made zucchini granola bars yesterday. I probably should have started out with plain jane granola bars, but live & learn. They turned out to be more like a cake, but that's my fault since I shouldn't have doubled the recipe ha! They are actually really good!! Here's the recipe:
4c. old fashion rolled oats or gluten free oats
2c. grated zucchini
1 tsp sea salt
2 large eggs
1/4c. canola oil
1/4c. low fat milk
1/4 c. honey
1/4 c. pure maple syrup
1/2 c. applesauce
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 c. semi sweet mini chocolate chips
1/2 c. unsweetened finely shredded coconut
Preheat oven to 350, line 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper & spray lightly with cooking spray.
Place oats, zucchini, cinnamon, & sea salt in a large bowl, stir to combine.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, canola oil, milk, honey, maple syrup, applesauce, & vanilla. Add we ingredients to dry, stirring until moistened. Stir in coconut & chocolate chips until combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan & press down evenly with the back of a spoon. Bake on the center rack of oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Cool completely, then cut & store in airtight container.
Now, I used 1/2 cup honey & left out the syrup, used mashed bananas instead of applesauce, & left out the chocolate (icky!) & coconut. Instead I added sun dried cranberries. Like I said, mine has more of a cake-like consistency, but it's very good! My kids hate it, but I've been nomming on it for snacks. We'll see what the Mr. thinks tonight...