This past year, I've gotten really into cooking. I received a great cookbook last summer called The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone (yes.. the same Alicia Silverstone who starred in the great 90's film Clueless). That cookbook launched my need for creating in the kitchen. I found this Granola Bar recipe in my latest addition to my cookbook collection, Peas and Thank You Cookbook. I tweaked a few ingredients (such as replacing sugar with stevia), and viola! I successfully made a great grab-n-go snack! I managed to snag a picture of what was left after the first batch
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons of ground flaxseeds, 1/4 cup plus 2 tbls water, 2 cups of old fashioned oats, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup stevia, 1,4 cup dried fruit (I used cranberries, blueberries, and pomegranate seeds), 1/4 cup choco chips, 1/3 cup maple syrup, 1/2 cup nut butter of your choice (I used almond butter).
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flaxseeds and water and set aside.
Combine oats, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, dried fruit and choco chips.
(I didn't have cooking spray on me, so I used coconut oil as my non-stick
formula.. it actually worked well!)
In a separate bowl, comine maple syrup and nut butter and mix until smooth.
Add flaxseed and water mix, then add to the dry ingredients bowl. Stir well,
the mixture will seem dry, but keep stirring until fully integrated.
Press the mixture in an 8x8 inch pan, and bake for about 15 minutes! Enjoy!
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