I have been wanting to bake homemade granola bars for some time now. They are easy to carry, everyone likes them, and full of good things like fruit and nuts (and butter… sugar… corn syrup… and chocolate). This week I decided to bake two different recipes and bring them in to my office to battle it out over which one reigns supreme. Recipe #1 comes from a great food blog www.smittenkitchen.com, while recipe #1 comes from food network star Ina Garten of Barefoot Contessa fame.

The results were almost split evenly with granola bar #1 ultimately being the majority favorite (though personally I prefered #2). Here’s the breakdown:

Bar #2: Barefoot Contessa Homemade Granola Bar


Bar #1: Smitten Kitchen Thick, Chewy Granola Bar
























