Healthy Energy Bar Recipe
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| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1/4 cup ground flax seed You can buy whole flax seeds (which can be healthier as they're less processed with heat), then ground them in a blender.
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 cup agave nectar I usually cook with raw honey which is a healthier option.
- 1/2 cup buckwheat flour stoneground
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup chopped organic dried apricots Organic dried apricots should be brown, not flourescant orange. The orange color is from added preservatives and food coloring.
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- cooking spray
- 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F.
- Before cooking the quinoa, add it to a fine strainer and give it a quick rinse. Then cook the quinoa according to the directions on the package.
- In a big mixing bowl add all the following dry ingredients: rolled oats, ground flax seed, baking soda, sea salt, agave nectar, buckwheat flour, slivered almonds, sunflower seeds, chopped apricots, unsweetened shredded coconut (love coconut).
- Mix all the ingredients together, making sure to the agave nectar is spread throughout the mixture.
- Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray, then add the cooked quinoa to the pan.
- Add the following wet ingredients to the same 9 x 13 pan: unsweetened apple sauce and vanilla extract (for flavor).
- Add the dry ingredient mixture to the 9 x 13 pan and mix all the ingredients together, flattening it out to fill the entire pan. At this point it should look good, it should smell good, and the consistency should be compacted together.
- Add the pan to the over for approximately 20 minutes, and wait!
- Then remove the quinoa energy bars from the oven and allow it to cool down for 5 minutes before cutting (and tasting).
- Now you can give it a taste!
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Info (per serving):
Calories: 220
Protein: 5g
Carbohydrates: 31g
Fat: 8g