Last year, after becoming fed up with "high fructose corn syrup" and preservatives- galore granola bars, I decided to hit up the faithful Food Network website and learn to make my own. I found a great recipe by Ellie Krieger, but have learned to adapt it to using the ingredients I have on hand. The basic concept is nuts, seeds, dried fruit, oats, flour, egg, and a fluid sweetener/sticky agent. You can chop the nuts and then combine everything together for chunky bars or throw everything in the food processor for smooth bars and then spread onto a greased baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. These scrumptious bars had:Oats
Oat flour
Dried Apricots
Macadamia Nuts
Cashews
Sesame Seeds
Walnuts
Egg
Maple Syrup
They are packed with protein, omegas, fiber, and carbohydrates that combine to make for a good, healthy energy boost snack. Rachel Ray would definitely give them a four star "Delish!"
