anyone have a good granola bar recipe?

We really like this one because it is hardly baked at all, since we are raw foodists.

2 cups oat flakes
1 cup rye flakes
1 cup spelt flakes
1 cup chopped date
1 cup chopped fig
1 cup raison soaked in boiling water for 1/2 hour (just enough h20 to cover)
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup carob chips
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup oil
cinnamon to taste
cardomon to taste

In a food processor or blender mix up raisons and raison water to make a paste.

Add all ingredients together and press onto a greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 200 degrees for about 1 hour or until set. Cut into squares and enjoy.

Alternatively you could dehydrate instead and if you do that soak the grains first overnight and strain, then dehydrate for 12 hours at 100 degrees.

We LOVE this one, although it does have some brown sugar in it. It's really good and stays moist and can be kept in a cookie tin for a week. I found it because my kids love chewy granola bars, but there really is'nt any granola in the store bought ones. I add what I feel like as far as nuts and addititonal grains go.

1/2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. packed light brown sugar
1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. honey
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. unsalted butter (I actually use a non hydrodated margarine)
3 c. quick oats or a combination of grains. I use 2 c. of oats plus a 9 or 12
grain cereal.
1/2 c. unsweetened flaked coconut
1/2 c. raisins (I usually leave these out, but you could add any dried fruit)
3/4 c. mini chocolate chips (you could use carob)
1/2 c. slivered almonds (or any chopped nuts)

Combine sugar, honey, vanilla and butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Lower heat and simmer for 2 min.

Combine remaining ingredients, except the chocolate chips, in a large bowl. Stir sugar mixture into granola mixture while it's still hot, and mix well. The mixture should be moist and gooie.

Line an 8x8 pan with wax paper. Pour mixture onto wax paper and let cool just enough as not to melt the chocoate. Once it's just cool (I only leave it for a min or two) then sprinkle with chocolate chips and press mixture firmly into pan.

Put in fridge for two hours. Take out and let it come to room temp. before cutting it. I cut it into smaller bars because they are a very dense and very filling bar.

The important step is the syrup. It's what makes them chewy, so you can pretty much add whatever you wish to the oats. Just be sure to stick with the exact quantities. My kids love these and will pick them over the store bought ones every time.