Fiber Bars

This delicious treats come from my friend Lexi, a.k.a. Most Nutritious Mom in the Alamo City.  She has a million of this healthy treats up her sleeve, and I am constantly stealing them from her children's snack bags to taste them for myself.  

Fiber Bars
by Fit Momma Lexi

2 cups rolled oats (old-fashioned)
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (or stoneground spelt flour)
1 cup wheat germ
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
1/2 cup ground flax seeds
1/2 cup oil (neutral flavor like sunflower)
1/2 cup honey
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons blackstrap molasses (optional)
1 cup sugar-free applesauce, thick

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients (including oats) and whisk together until well combined.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together wet ingredients until well blended.
4. Add wet mixture to dry ingredients and blend gently until well moistened.
5. Add any of the suggested additions (add up to 2 cups of any of the following): chocolate chips, raisins (soaked in hot water for 10 minutes then drained), unsweetened shredded coconut, sunflower seeds (unsalted), pumpkin seeds (unsalted), dried fruit (like chopped apricots, cranberries), chopped toasted nuts.
6. Press mixture into pan a 9in x 13in pan.
7. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes. Cut into bars while warm, but let cool completely before removing from pan. 


Makes 36 bars at 161 calories each.

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