Cereal Bars

I couldn't wait to try these. They are delicious!  I found the recipe at Snack Girl.  No flour, no eggs, and no additional sugar beyond what may already be in your nut butter or dried fruit. 

I chose to use crunchy peanut butter, pistachios, and dried apricots.  I did use the vanilla and cinnamon that are optional in the recipe, but I did not use the sunflower or pumpkin seeds. www.snack-girl.com


Cereal Bar Recipe
(makes 12 or 24)

1/2 cup peanut butter or other nut butter (I used a crunchy natural peanut butter)

2 bananas, mashed

1/2 cup whole nuts (choose your favorite - I used pistachios)

1 ½ cup total of dried fruits (I only used apricots but you can use cherries, cranberries, raisins,  coconut, etc.)

1 cup rolled oats

1 tsp. vanilla (optional)

Pinch of cinnamon (optional)

1/4 cup pumpkin or sunflower seeds (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 F. In a food processor, coarsely chop nuts and dried fruits. Mix nut butter and bananas until a paste forms. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix. Spoon into lightly greased muffin cups and bake for 15 minutes (I baked them in foil baking cups). Can be stored in refrigerator for 5 days.

For one granola bite (12 in recipe) = 190 calories, 8.4 g fat, 26.7 g carbohydrates, 5.4 g protein, 3.1 g fiber, 52 mg sodium, 5 PointsPlus