Michelle Darmody: How to make crunchy granola bars — and the mistakes to avoid

"I love this recipe because of its versatility, it is basically a binding agent for seeds, nuts and dried fruit. The honey does not stick things together as firmly as golden syrup, so they have a nice crumble to them."

"Similar to making a batch of granola, the smell of the baking bars fills the kitchen and gently wafts throughout the house and lingers long after the tray comes out of the oven."

Granola bars are the slightly healthier cousin of the flapjack. 

Flapjacks are most often made with golden syrup and are sweeter and crisper than a granola bar.