bites & pieces

In my pursuit for healthier snacks at work, I thought I’d give a hand at making my own energy snack bars. This recipe is easy as and provides enough to make around a dozen small bars.

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
• 1/2 cup raw unsalted sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
• 1/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 cup dried apricots
• 1/2 cup raw almonds
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup pitted dried dates
• 1/2 cup powdered nonfat dry milk
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
• 2 large eggs

Method

1. Preheat oven to 165 degrees Celsius
2. Add all ingredients (minus eggs and maple syrup) into a food processor and pulse until mixture is finely chopped
3. add in maple syrup and eggs and pulse again until thoroughly mixed
4. Grease a small tray (I used a 9 inch circular tin) and pour in mixture. Ensure it’s evenly spread
5. Bake for around 20 minutes the take out of oven and allow to cool for an hour
6. Cut up into 12 (or whatever size tickles your fancy) pieces and refridgerate for work the next day!

Tip

I did find this to be a little bland (although anything good for you usually is); however next time I’d recommend using 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of dried cranberries to add a little more flavour

Recipe originally found here