Tuesday, October 13, 2009

How can I make healthy homemade breakfast bars?

I hate breakfast. BUT... I know it's important. I find it easiest to eat a breakfast bar. When I go to the store, I find plenty of them. Most claim to be "all natural", but when I read the ingredients they have all sorts of funky chemicals in them. I'd rather not eat that. Any good recipes?
Answer:
These bars are really good - tasty and fillinghttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy...
MAKES 24 BARS
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup soy flour
1/2 cup fat-free dry milk
1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
1/2 cup sliced (flaked) almonds or chopped pecans, toasted
1/2 cup dried apples, chopped
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup dark honey
1/2 cup natural unsalted peanut butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extractDirections
Preheat the oven to 325 F. Lightly coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with olive oil cooking spray.In a large bowl, combine the oats, flour, dry milk, wheat germ, almonds, apples, raisins and salt. Stir well to blend and set aside.In a small saucepan, stir together the honey, peanut butter and olive oil over medium-low heat until well blended. Don't let the mixture boil. Stir in the vanilla. Add the warm honey mixture to the dry ingredients and stir quickly until well combined. The mixture should be sticky but not wet.Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan. Press firmly to remove any air pockets. Bake just until the edges begin to brown, about 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, and then cut into 24 bars. When just cool enough to handle, remove the bars from the pan and place them on the rack to cool completely. Store the bars in airtight containers in the refrigerator.Nutritional Analysis
(per serving)Serving size: 1 bar
Calories162Monounsaturated fat3 g
Protein5 gCholesterol1 mg
Carbohydrate25 gSodium60 mg
Total fat5 gFiber3 g
Saturated fat1 g
4 cups muesli - any you like
1 cup wholemeal flour
1 cut desiccated coconut
1 cup dried fruit - apricots, sultanas etc
1 450ml can low fat sweetened condensed milk
2 eggsCombine dry ingredients, add milk/eggs (beat together first) and mix well.
Press firmly into large flat pan (lined with baking paper) and bake at 170C for approx 25 min or until light brown - darker brown for more crunch.
Cut into bars while hot and turn out to cool. makes 20 - 30 bars.Store in fridge.Can add extra nuts, choc chips etc

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