Chewy No-Bake Granola Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup steel-cut oats
• 1 cup crispy rice cereal
• 0.5 cup chopped mixed dried fruit
• 0.5 cup chopped almonds
• 0.25 cup butter
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.5 cup mini chocolate chips

Steps

1. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. Mix rolled oats, steel-cut oats, rice cereal, dried fruit, and almonds together in a large bowl.
3. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add brown sugar, honey, and vanilla. Whisk until sugar is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Pour over oat mixture; stir to combine.
4. Spread oat mixture into the prepared baking dish. Press chocolate chips into the top. Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
5. Sliced chilled granola mixture into 24 bars.