Easy and straight forward. I did look for the brown rice syrup. We do not have this kind in Iceland. No problem finding agave syrup but I did not think it was thick enough. So I used my favorite syrup, the one I grew up with. Lyle’s golden syrup or the lion syrup as we used to call it when I was growing up. In the bars I used almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, raisins, apricots and shredded a coco nut unsweetened. I also put 100gr dark chocolate but that all melted when I poured the hot syrup in. This tasted very good and I will make this again as a snack for the kids. After 24hrs there was noting left!
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MJ in the kitchen 
The melted chocolate had to be super tasty… maybe next time I’ll mix some in.
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I think I would have liked these even better with Lyle’s (that stuff is addictive). The chocolate would have been very tasty too! Good thinking.
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I’m impressed that yours were gone in 24 hours. I made mine a week ago, and I still have some in the house. We all liked them, but I seem to be the only one in the house who has had more than one. I think Lyle’s would taste great in these.
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Hm, I have some “lion” syrup in my cupboard. What a great idea-I might have to try it next time.
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Chocolate sounds good! I like the look of your granola bars in the large glass jar 😉
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I too used Lyle’s, and some honey. Ours did not last long either. These were tasty!
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The caramel flavour of Lyle’s and chocolate….no wonder they didn’t last long! They must have tasted fantastic!
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I’m so glad that I’m not the only one who added chocolate and had it melt! That said, adding chocolate — brilliant! 🙂
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Bars in Jars…they look super tempting displayed like that! Weren’t these fun to make? And delicious!
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Lyle’s is a perfect substitute. I used honey after trying them first with brown rice syrup. Just like the flavor of honey better. Sticky is sticky, right. I’m enjoying them. I dipped mine in melted chocolate.
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I think golden syrup would have been delish in these. I had never heard of rice syrup before now and was surprised to find it, but I had to go to a health food shop and it was quite expensive. Golden syrup will be a cheaper and more readily available option for next time.
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I would have to try with Lyle’s Golden Syrup next time. I do have a jar in my pantry but did not use it for the bars. Adding choc sounds pretty good!
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Your granola bars sound great! With Lyle’s and chocolate you can’t go wrong!
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Yum! They look so golden and delicious! I’m sure the melted chocolate made them extra special.
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We didn’t have brown rice syrup either (we live in a small rural town) but we had honey from our neighbors and it worked! I do like your idea of melting a bar of chocolate in these. I added chocolate chips at my 11 year olds request so there was a little treat mixed in. There are so many possibilities!
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These certainly were a wonderful treat! I thought of putting Chocolate chips in mine, and then forgot them! Yours look lovely…glad they were a hit!
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