My granola bars seem too crumbly...

[Emmeline II]

I'm trying to make my own granola bars (the Laptop Lunches receipe) but they don't hold together that well when I cut them into bars; do they need more oil .

Also, I have an oatmeal cookie recipe that calls for 1cup and a quarter of sugar; can I substitute something else?

[lasciate]

Oil won't help them hold together - sugar/syrup will.

[creekprincess]

I'm thinking some Honey

[dawningmama]

Moving this over to Nutrition & Good Eating.

[lil_earthmomma]

Honey would definitely be best for holding them together.

As far as your cookie recipe, I have successfully changed every sugar recipe for maple syrup, and cut at least a 1/4 of the measurement out. So 1 cup and a 1/4 of white sugar would become 1 cup of maple syrup.

[Emmeline II]

Originally Posted by creekprincess

I'm thinking some Honey

That's what my dh said, though he also said that he thought some horses would enjoy the granola bars, as well .

[Emmeline II]

Originally Posted by lil_earthmomma

Honey would definitely be best for holding them together.

As far as your cookie recipe, I have successfully changed every sugar recipe for maple syrup, and cut at least a 1/4 of the measurement out. So 1 cup and a 1/4 of white sugar would become 1 cup of maple syrup.

Would that work with honey as well? Maple syrup is fairly expensive, though honey has gone up quite a bit as well.

[elmh23]

I could never get my granola bars to hold together. We just ended up eating them as a granola. Really good with milk!

[lotus.blossom]

I wish I knew where my granola bar recipe was.......its AWESOME! I remember though that it had peanutbutter and brown rice syrup in it. The texture was great and they held together awesome!