Apple, Spice and Everything Nice Bars
(from LC1231’s recipe box)
Perfect as a post workout snack, these bars have high quality ingredients with loads of fiber, carbohydrates, and protein.
Source: http://www.healthfulpursuit.com/2011/01/apple-spice-and-everything-nice-bars/
Serves 12 peopleCategories: Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup Enjoy Life crunchy rice – alternatively, you could use rolled oats [wouldn't be gluten free though]
- 1 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 cup crushed almonds – I used my food processor to grind them up
- 1 cup raisins
- 2 cups (250g) dried apples, diced
- 3 tbsp ground flax
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/3 cup brown rice syrup – you could use honey as well [wouldn't be vegan though]
- 1/4 tsp all spice
- 1.5 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- pinch ground cloves
Directions
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Line a 9 × 13 pan with parchment paper. Set aside
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Combine crunchy rice, sunflower seeds, crushed almonds, raisins, apple, and flax in a large bowl. Set aside.
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In a medium frying pan, add molasses, brown rice syrup, all spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground coves. Heat on low heat for 5 minutes.
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Pour sugar mix into large bowl and stir until everything is coated
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Push mixture into pan, making sure the mixture lays flat. Place in fridge for 30 minutes.
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Remove from fridge, cut into bars, and wrap each in saran wrap.
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Return to freezer. Will keep for up to 3 months.