Gluten Free Banana-Nut Energy Bars

  • 12

Ingredients

  • * ½ cup mashed ripe banana
  • * ¼ cup packed brown sugar (original was 1/3 cup)
  • 2 * 2 tablespoons honey (original was 1/4 cup honey)
  • 1 * 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • * ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 * 1 large egg
  • * Gluten free flours to equal ½ cup (8 tablespoons) for example: 3 tablespoons gluten free flour mix, 2 tablespoons Montina flour, 2 tablespoon teff flour and 1 tablespoon mesquite meal.
  • 1 * 1 ¼ cup gluten free cereal; for example ½ cup quinoa flakes (raw), ½ cup Barabara’s Brown Rice Crisps, ¼ cup Bakery on Main Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon granola
  • * protein powder
  • * ¼ cup chopped pecans
  • * ½ teaspoon salt
  • * Cooking spray

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350o.
2. Beat first 6 ingredients at medium speed of a mixer until blended. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Gradually add flour, cereal, pecans, and salt to banana mixture; stir until well-blended. Spoon into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350o for 25 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Yield: 12 servings (servings size: 1 bar).