Home made muesli bars

So I made some muesli bars for the first time on Monday and initially was pretty proud of my efforts - they were tasty, chewy and the kids loved them:)!

Overnight I then placed them in an airtight container. The next morning they had gone hard as rock :wall: and the kids found them impossible to eat - especially with wobbly teeth:doh:! They still taste ok and DH and I are able to eat them, just not the kids.

So my question is what to do next - do I try the recipe again and add more quantities of the wet ingredients (butter, honey and golden syrup?). Or does anyone else have a fool proof recipe where the bars turn out chewy and not crunchy?

I used to have a really good recipe for museli bars but I've lost it.... it was one from a friend too so I can't even google!

I would try adding more of the wet ingredients, it should keep them soft. From memory, my recipe had quite a bit of honey and peanut butter in it and i think that was what made them nice and chewy.

Hope that helps!

Are they cooked or uncooked ones?
I posted a thread a good while ago with the exact opposite problem - my uncooked bars were too soft and crumbly.
If yours are uncooked, perhaps compare my one with yours and see where the differences are.
If they are cooked ones, all i can think of is perhaps they were cooked too long? I dunno, i'm not savvy with recipes like some.

They were cooked - the recipe said to remove them when the skewer came out clean, that took longer then the suggested cooking time so perhaps Lenny that may have been the problem. :dunno: Like you I am not savvy either!

Thanks Sibbie - mine also had honey so I will try adding some more next time.