Move Over, Quaker!

If these aren't the best granola bars you've ever tasted, I'll eat the Tupperware container you've stored them in!

This is so easy you'll never buy store-bought granola bars again. I've experimented with this a bit over the past few months and have finally found the best combination of what I love most. But the nice thing about granola is that it's all you. There are some basics in terms of texture, but generally, it's how you like it. Here's mine.

BRAD'S PEANUT BUTTER-BANANA-ALMOND GRANOLA BARS

2 cups rolled oats; 1 cup whole almonds; big handful unsweetened coconut; 1/2 cup raisins; 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds; 1 cup peanut butter; 1/2 cup brown sugar; whole ripe banana mashed; 1/2 tbsp vanilla; tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; big pinch of salt; one egg

Line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper and preheat 350. Toss the oats, almonds, coconut, raisins, and pumpkin seeds together in a bowl. In a pot over medium-low heat, stir PB, brown sugar banana, cinnamon and nutmeg until melted and smooth. Pour the mixture over the dry ingredients and mix in with the egg. Pour into the pan and press it down to make it even and bake for about 30 minutes. Let it cool completely and then refrigerate it for at least a few hours before cutting it into bars (lift out of the pan before cutting using the parchment paper).