chocolate cherry energy bars

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  • Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
1 1/4 cup rolled oats (I use organic GF)1 cup toasted pumpkin or pepita seeds1/2 cup flax seeds1.5 cups crispy rice cereal (GF)1 cup dried cherries (or any other dried fruit you like) chopped1/2 cup mini chocolate chips if desired1/2 cup toasted coconut unsweetened1 cup honey1 tsp vanilla1/2 tsp salt
Directions
Process dates and cherries, chop up fine. Then add these to oats, flax seed, rice cereal, pumpkin seeds (toast first) coconut (also toast first) and chocolate chips, if desired. Stir this to mix in large bowl.

Over medium heat, combine honey, vanilla and salt, bring to boil then pour over the other ingredients and incorporate.

Put mixture into a buttered/sprayed 8 X 8 pan and put in fridge to cool. Cut into bars when cooled.

Serving Size: makes 16 - 20 mini bars

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TURBOMOM25.

Servings Per Recipe: 16
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 236.3
  • Total Fat: 7.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 107.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 41.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
  • Protein: 4.2 g

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