Nut-Free Chewy Granola Bars

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2018

We love the idea of chewy granola bars, but store-bought versions are overly sweet, contain mostly filler, and are soft, not chewy. We took matters into our own hands.

SERVES Makes 24 Bars

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

Nut-Free Chewy Granola Bars

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Most store-bought granola bars are too sweet, contain mostly filler, and are soft, not chewy. They're also prone to falling apart. For bars that were wholesome, satisfyingly chewy, and neat to eat, we combined toasted oats, nuts, and seeds ...

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