Fruit-nut protein bars Recipe

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Ingredients

While toasting, combine:
1/8 -1/8 cup slivered almonds and 1 cup of gluten free oats toasted on a jelly roll pan at 350 for about 10 minutes (or untoasted pepitas and quinoa flakes)
1 -1 mashed medium banana
4 -4 oz unsweetened applesauce
1/2 -1/2 c diced dried fruit (cranberries, apricots, and cherries are good)-I let this sit in the wet ingredients to plump a bit
1 -1 tsp vanilla
1/2 -1/2 cup egg white or egg white powder
1 -1 TBSP coconut oil (you may need to melt this a little first if it’s in solid form)
Combine all of the above wet ingredients. To that add:
1/2 -1/2 tsp stevia (Powder form. Adjust amount if using concentrate)
3 -3 scoops of soy/hemp/rice protein powder (measures about 1 cup)
2 -2 tsp cinnamon
1 -1 tsp salt
-The pepitas and quinoa flakes, or the toasted oats and almonds from the oven

Preparation

Step 1

Mix wet ingredients and the dried fruit. Add the protein powder and mix. Then add the other dry ingredients and mix.

Spread into a 8×8 pan sprayed with non stick spray.

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Definitely not longer or they will get too dry.

If not sweet enough, sprinkle with stevia.

Here’s the nutritional breakdown based on my protein powder:
6 servings (this is 6 good-sized squares)
per serving:

225 calories
6 grams of fat
27 grams of carbohydrate, 4 of which are fiber
18 grams of protein