Healthy Breakfast: Homemade Energy Bar Recipe

Try this delicious healthy energy bar recipe when you need a morning boost. This recipe is an excellent addition to your balanced healthy diet.

Nutrition Score per serving

(one bar): 223 calories

7 g fat

(27% of calories)

<1 g saturated fat

38 g carbs

5 g protein

4 g fiber

45 mg calcium

2 mg iron

65 mg sodium

Serves: 12

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

2	c	old-fashioned rolled oats
1	c	whole-wheat pastry flour
2	T	sesame seeds
1	t	baking powder
1	t	ground cinnamon
1	pn	salt
2⁄3	c	brown-rice syrup
3	T	canola oil
1		egg
1⁄2	c	dried fruit, any combination of raisins, dried cranberries, or chopped apricots or dates
1⁄2	c	slivered almonds

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil and spritz foil with vegetable-oil spray. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, flour, sesame seeds, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
In another bowl, stir together rice syrup, oil, and egg. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir to combine. Mix in dried fruits and slivered almonds.
Spread batter into the prepared pan, evening it out as much as possible with a rubber spatula. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until lightly browned and firm to the touch in the center. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack before inverting onto a cutting board. Using a sharp serrated knife, cut into quarters, then cut each quarter into three bars. These keep for several days, stored in an airtight container.