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Morning Health Bars

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Ingredients

  • 1 c peanut butter
  • 1/2 c packed brown sugar (can reduce amount or replace with stevia or truvia)
  • 1/2 c honey or pure maple syrup (can reduce amount or replace with stevia or truvia)
  • 1/2 c cup butter, melted (can sub 1/4 cup of mashed bananas or applesauce for replacing the butter)
  • 3 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 3 1/2 c old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/2 c flaked coconut, sweetened or unsweetened
  • 1/2 c chopped roasted and salted pecans (can sub sesame or sunflower seeds, or any other kinds of nuts)
  • 1/2 c dried cherries (can sub raisins, craisins, chopped dates, currants, dried cranberries or any other dried fruits)
  • 1/2 c mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (can sub carob, bittersweet, or milk chocolate chips)

Details

Preparation

Step 1

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2
In a large bowl stir together the peanut butter, the melted butter, the brown sugar, the honey or syrup and the vanilla and almond extracts until smooth.
3
Add all the other ingredients. Stir well.
4
Press the mixture into 13 x 9 inch greased pan and bake for approximately 20-25 minutes, or just until they lightly browned around the edges.
5
While still warm score bars, but let cool completely on wire rack before removing bars to a serving platter or storage container.
6
Store any leftover bar in the refrigerator as they keep best that way.
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Recipe Note: You can individually wrap each bar for a quick on-the-go healthy breakfast bar. You can freeze them for long-term storage that way too.
8
Charlotte Hunt was kind enough to use a online program to approximate the nutritional values of the way I made my recipe--remember that is just approximation...

Nutritional Info:

Servings Per Recipe: 24
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 232.6

Total Fat: 13.5 g
Cholesterol: 10.2 mg
Sodium: 84.1 mg
Total Carbs: 27.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
Protein: 4.8 g

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