Granola Treats

With the holidays approaching, I usually have dessert duty. Each year I try to make something a little different than the year before since myself along with the family like to try something new. This Granola Treats recipe was given to me by my cousin and my family and friends can't get enough of it. So it was one of the recommendations for Thanksgiving dessert.

Always feel like you're that ungrateful college student who attends holiday gatherings empty handed. Well guess what! With this recipe you don't even need an oven. When I went away to school, I hardly knew how to cook and would try to avoid the stove and especially the oven. The Granola Treats just need a microwave. It's extremely simple and very time friendly.

The ingredients contain the following:
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 cups Jet Puffed Mini Marshmallows
- 6 cups Honey Bunches of Oats cereal
- 1 cup peanuts, chopped (optional)
- 4 squares Baker's Semi Sweet baking chocolate, chopped

First, you want to start off with greasing a 13x9 pan and set it aside. Have all of you're ingredients measured out and ready. Microwave the honey and butter in a large bowl for 1 minute and then stir the mixture until it is blended well so that the butter is mixed and melted. Next you want to add the marshmallows to the honey and butter and stir them around coating them. Stick the bowl in the microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds. You'll see that the marshmallows puffed up and now you can add the remaining ingredients. Add half of the cereal and mix around for a bit then add the other half. It will get stick and especially sticky so prepare to get a little bit of an arm workout. Stir the mixture around for everything to be completely blended.

Lastly, scoop the granola out of the bowl and spread it out into the greased 13x9 pan and let it cool.

Now you don't have to show up to gatherings empty handed. You can attend it with a delicoius chocolaty treat that everyone will love and enjoy for a dessert. And may I say, it is excellent when you put it with vanilla ice cream!

Hope you enjoy this treat. Happy Holidays and Happy Shopping! :)