S'More Granola Bars Recipe & Video

A few notes on ingredients. You can use either golden syrup, rice syrup, or pure maple syrup in these bars. Lyle's Golden Syrup is a British sugarcane syrup that is thick like molasses, amber colored, with a rich delicate flavor. Using this syrup gives the granola bars a soft and chewy texture and a flavor that is sweet, but not cloyingly so. You can usually find this product in some grocery stores or else in specialty stores or on the net. If using maple syrup, I recommend using pure maple syrup in these bars as it adds a nice depth of flavor. Do not use the artificial pancake syrup. If you do not have pure maple syrup in your pantry,  you can substitute dark corn syrup realizing, of course, that the taste of the bars will be somewhat altered. I like to use old fashioned rolled oats in this recipe, not the quick cooking type. While both types start with oats that are cleaned, toasted, and hulled to become what we call oat groats, the difference between the two is in the thickness of the oats after the oat groats have been steamed and flattened. Old-fashioned rolled oats are thicker because to make quick-cooking rolled oats the oat groats are first cut into pieces before being steamed and flattened. For those not living in North America a good substitute for graham cracker crumbs is crushed Digestive Biscuits although you could use any crushed butter cookie if that is all you have on hand. The only other point that needs mentioning is about the sweetened coconut. Sweetened coconut is made by combining coconut with powdered icing and is packaged either in plastic bags or cans. It comes shredded or flaked and you can use either type. Again though, if you are unable to find sweetened coconut, unsweetened coconut can be used.