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Low-Fat Fitness Energy Bars
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serves/makes:
ready in:
2-5 hrs
2-5 hrs
1 review
ingredients
1 1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup crispy brown rice cereal
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1 1/2 cup dried, unsulfured apricots
1 1/2 cup raisins or currants
1/2 cup nonfat protein powder
1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
1 cup brown rice syrup or light corn syrup
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup reduced-fat peanut butter
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread oats, cereal and sesame seeds in a 13" x 9" nonstick jelly roll pan. Bake, stirring occasionally, until oats are toasted, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, chop apricots (use the food processor); transfer to a large bowl. Add raisins, protein powder and wheat germ; toss with hands to mix. Lightly coat jelly roll pan with cooking spray.
In a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, combine rice syrup and sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, stir in peanut butter, vanilla and cinnamon. Quickly pour syrup over oatmeal mixture and stir well. With wet hands or spatula, immediately spread warm mixture into the jelly roll pan, pressing into a thin, even layer. (Caution, if you work too slowly, the mixture will harden and be difficult to spread). Chill until firm, at least four hours.
Cut into 2" x 3" bars. Bars can be wrapped individually in wax paper or foil, or stored in an airtight container with waxed paper between layers. They can be refrigerated for up to four weeks, or frozen for longer storage. Estimated cost is $8.50 for a month's supply. Compare to store bought you will be very surprised at the savings.
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nutrition data
142 calories, 3 grams fat, 28 grams carbohydrates, 4 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in sodium. This recipe is low in fat.
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reviews & comments
September 19, 2014
Let me start by saying that this recipe is good. However, unless you regularly cook with these ingredients you're going to spend a boatload of money to get thigns like unsulfured apricots, protein powder, and brown rice syrup. Now that I have all those things I'll make more of these just to use them up, but I wouldn't bother had I realized just how much it would all cost. The recipe is very good, but not worth it to me if you have to spend so much on the ingredients. Now, if you have these ingredients or most of them anyway, then I would recommend this recipe highly.