Call them a chewy granola bar or an energy bar, either way, these are good! They freeze well also (wrap them up two bars to a bag for an easy trail snack out of the freezer.
They are not super light, but weigh no more than normal Cliff type bars. And taste way better. They are also reasonably good in fiber and protein.
Note: I cut the slat in half and they still taste just fine (1/4 tsp)
Take:
2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup craisins (or whatever dried fruit you like)
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans (or other nut of choice, unsalted)
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup honey
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Line a 13×9 inch pan with parchment paper. It does not need any greasing. I fyou don’t line the pan, then DO lightly grease the pan.
3. In a large bowl, stir together oats, flour, brown sugar, craisins,wheat germ, salt, cinnamon, and pecans.
4. In a smaller bowl, thoroughly blend oil, honey, egg, and vanilla; pour into flour mixture, and mix by hand until the liquid is evenly distributed.
5. I use gloves for this.
6. Press evenly into the prepared baking pan. Make sure it is packed in tightly.
7. Bake 25-30 minutes in the oven or until the edges are golden.
8. Cool completely in pan before turning out onto a cutting board and cutting into bars.
Makes 12-16 bars.
Nutrition Facts
Calculated for 1 bars (84g)
Recipe makes 12 bars
Calories 349
Calories from Fat 127 (36%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 14.1g 21%
Saturated Fat 1.9g 9%
Polyunsat. Fat 8.0g
Monounsat. Fat 3.4g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 17mg 5%
Sodium 111mg 4%
Potassium 252mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 52.5g 17%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g 11%
Sugars 30.7g
Protein 5.9g 11%
