Nutritious and Delicious Apple Fiber Bars

By tinathorn

Nutrition stats: calories 215; fat 7g; saturated fat 5g; dietary fiber 5g; sugars 10g; protein 5g

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup quinoa flakes
• 3/4 cup sorghum flour
• 1/4 cup brown rice flour
• 3 tbsp ground flax seed
• 3 tbsp hemp seeds
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp Himalayan rock salt
• 2 apple, diced – do not peel!
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 8 medjool dates, pitted and diced
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 2 tbsp apple butter or 1 tbsp apple sauce
• 3 tbsp sunflower seed butter or 3 tbsp sunflower seeds ground fine
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Details

Adapted from healthfulpursuit.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
Place diced apples, apple juice, lemon juice, and cinnamon in a small sauce pan. Cover and cook on medium-low heat for 5-10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, combine quinoa flakes, sorghum flour, rice flour, flax seed, hemp seeds, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk until combined.
In a blender, process half of the apple mixture [reserve the other half] with dates, coconut oil, apple butter, sunflower seed butter and vanilla extract.
Add processed mixture and reserved apples to the large flour bowl, and mix until combined.
Scoop 1/4 cup of mix at a time into your hand and shape into small bars – about 1 inch in width and 2-3 inches in length.
Place on prepared cookie sheet and bake for 30-35 minutes [mine took 31 minutes] or until golden.
Makes 10 bars