Energy Bars

Serves: 20

Items Needed:

Mixing bowl, food processor, knife, cutting board

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
• 2 tbsp chia seeds
• 2 tbsp sunflower seeds
• 2 tbsp poppy seeds
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• ½ cup toasted wheat germ
• ¼ cup whole-wheat pastry flour
• ¼ cup dried apricots
• ½ cup raw almonds
• ¼ cup raisins
• ¼ cup pitted dried dates
• ½ cup powdered nonfat dry milk
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ cup nonfat dry milk powder
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• 2 large egg whites

Directions

1.  Preheat the oven to 350⁰F. Coat a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
2. Place all ingredients except the syrup and eggs in a food processor and pulse until the mixture is finely chopped. Add the syrup and eggs and pulse until the mixture is well combined. It will resemble a coarse paste. 
3. Transfer to the baking pan and spread evenly. Bake until just done, about 20 minutes. Cut into 20 squares.

Nutrition Information (per 1/20th recipe)

Calories: 88
Fat: 2.4g
Carbs: 12.9g
Protein: 3.2g
Fiber: 1.8g
Sodium: 20.1mg

This recipe was altered from the following website: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/energy-bars-recipe-1917094#/