Oatmeal Energy Bars
Created by angelique on January 26, 2014
- Servings: 14
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 3-5m
- Recipe #11966
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon oil (canola oil)
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups oats (rolled)
- 2 cups rice cereal (brown rice cereal)
- 1/4 cup wheat germ (toasted)
- 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped (roasted)
- 1 cup dried apricots, chopped (or any other dried fruit)
How to Make
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Step 1: Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
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Step 2: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine honey, peanut butter, maple syrup, canola oil, brown sugar, cinnamon. Stir and cook until mixture just begins to bubble, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
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Step 3: In a large bowl, combine oats, rice cereal, wheat germ, peanuts, apricots and salt. Pour peanut butter mixture over oatmeal mixture and stir gently with a spatula until well combined.
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Step 4: Transfer to baking dish, cover with parchment paper and press firmly into dish. Allow to cool completely (will cool faster in the refrigerator).
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Step 5: Cut into squares or bars.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (71.2 g)
- Calories 280.9
- Total Fat - 9.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.7 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 47.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 43.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.4 g
- Sugars - 22.2 g
- Protein - 8.1 g
- Calcium - 32.7 mg
- Iron - 2.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg