M&M Granola Bars

Name: M&M Granola Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups old fashion oats; 1 cup flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup shredded coconut (optional); 1 cup M&Ms; 1/2 cup honey; 1/2 stick of butter; 1 egg, beaten; 1 tsp vanilla

by Kaci: Thesouthernrd

16 Bars

35 min

We are only a few weeks away from moving. So this past weekend, I took on the challenge of beginning to clean out our freezer and kitchen cabinets.

As I was going through our freezer, I found up to 10 fun sized packs of M&Ms my daughter, Charlie, had gotten for her birthday. M&Ms ("Meemees" as she likes to call them) are her favorite!! But there is no way she will eat (be allowed to eat) all of those M&Ms by the time we move so I had to come up with something to do with them.

That’s when I got the idea to make some fun granola bars out of them. These granola bars aren’t too sweet and are a semi healthy treat for her to enjoy.

They are only a few ingredients and super simple to make. I added coconut just because I have some I need to get rid of, but you definitely can leave it out if you are not a coconut fan.

I cut them into 16 bars, making them a perfectly portioned (145 calorie per bar) snack. I hope you and your kids can have some fun in the kitchen making these soon. They are both kid and adult approved!