healthy dog granola bars
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GRANOLA DOGGY TREAT
GRANOLA is one of those foods that is assumed to be
inherently good for you, so logic suggests that granola bars are,
too. Sadly, that is not necessarily the case: if you’ve ever looked
at the label on a granola bar, you know it can contain anything
from corn syrup and corn flour to chocolate chips and added
coloring. Nothing that will make you sick (at least not
immediately), but not exactly health food.
Enter the Pet Nutrition Systems homemade granola bar, a
combination of granola, almonds, apricots and crisp brown rice
that, like granola itself, is wide open to interpretation as long as
you keep the ratio of glue (the almond butter and honey mixture)
to granola and mix-ins about the same. This is a much healthier
granola bar for you and your pet.
The “secret” is the mixture of almond butter (or any nut butter
you like; peanut works well, and walnut is beautiful, too) and
honey (molasses , maple syrup will work, as will agave nectar).
You toss the granola and other add-ins with this mixture, then
simply press it all into a prepared baking dish. “Prepared” in this
case means oiling the dish, then lining it with plastic wrap; this
allows you to lift the granola bars out of the pan once they’re set.
Let the mixture set in the refrigerator for an hour; it will firm up
and become easy to cut into whatever shape you like. These bars
are more chewy than crunchy, and have way more flavor than
store-bought versions. And less is more — without the
ingredients you don’t need, they’re definitely a step or two closer
to healthy.
For a treat that will last a much longer time, Place a strip of
dehydrated yam, sweat potato or apple in the middle of the
granola bar. For larger dogs make the bars up to an inch thick
and or roll them into thick long round cylinders. (like a bigger
tootsie roll)
Time: 1 1/2 hours, largely unattended
1/2 cup almond butter or other nut butter
1/2 cup honey
1 cup crispy brown rice cereal
1 cup granola
1/2 cup oat meal
1/2 cup almonds, chopped
1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
¼ cup of blueberries
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
Vegetable oil for greasing.
1. Put almond butter and honey in a small saucepan over
medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until they melt together;
whisk to combine.
2. Put the crispy cereal, granola, almonds, apricots, blueberries
and salt in a bowl and add the mixture of almond butter and
honey; stir well to combine.
3. Grease a 7- or 8-inch-square baking dish with a little oil and
line it with plastic wrap. Spread the granola mixture evenly into
the dish, pressing down gently, and cover with more plastic
wrap; refrigerate until set, at least one hour. Once set, remove by
lifting the edges of the plastic wrap out of the dish; peel off the
plastic and cut the bars to any size you like.
Yield: about 16 to 20 granola bars
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