Chewy Coconut Granola Bars

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1.3 cups brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup canola oil 
• 2 large eggs 
• 2 tablespoons milk fat-free
• 0.7 cup flour all-purpose
• 2 teaspoons flour all-purpose
• 0.8 cup tropical fruit mixed dried chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup coconut or sweetened flaked
• 0.3 cup flour whole-wheat
• 1.5 cups whole-grain granola 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• wire rack
• blender
• baking pan
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Coat a 13 x 9-inch metal baking pan with cooking spray; dust with 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour.
3. Weigh or lightly spoon 3 ounces all-purpose flour and 6 ounces whole-wheat flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
4. Combine flours, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; stir with a whisk.
5. Combine sugar, oil, milk, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until smooth.
6. Add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Fold in granola and fruit. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
7. Sprinkle with coconut.
8. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until golden. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
9. Cut into bars.