High-Fiber Energy Bars

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serves/makes:

ready in:
30-60 minutes

ingredients

2 cups dried prunes, pitted
2/3 cup orange juice
1/2 cup chopped nuts
3/4 cup margarine, soft
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 egg
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup wheat germ
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

directions

Combine prunes (and apricots if using) with the orange juice in a blender. Blend until almost smooth, scrapping down the sides of the blender a few times. Stir in the nuts. Set mixture aside.

In a large bowl, cream the margarine, sugar and honey. Beat in the egg. Mix in flour, oats, wheat germ, baking soda and salt to blend thoroughly.

Grease a 9- x 13-inch baking pan. Spread a little less than half of the flour mixture evenly in the pan. Spread the prune mixture evenly over the mixture in pan, keeping the prune mixture to within 1/2 inch of the edges.

Crumble the remaining flour mixture over the top to cover the prune mixture. Pat down gently.

Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F oven 30-35 minutes or until browned and springs back to the touch. Cool on wire rack. Cut into small bars.