Healthy Peanut Butter Snack Bars
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- Minutes to Cook:
- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds- 1/4 cup of almond slivers- 1/2 cup of honey - 1/2 cup of fancy molasses (or use 1 cup of honey or brown rice syrup - nutrition info will alter) - 1 cup of natural peanut butter- 1/2 of raisins- 1 cup of whole flake oatmeal- 1 scoop of protein powder (plain or flavoured depending on your preference - I used vanilla)- Cardamon, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon to taste- 1 tsp. of pure vanilla extract- 2 tbls. of mini chocolate chipsCooking spray
Stove Top:
- In a pan, on medium heat, toast sunflowers and almond slivers until they are lightly browned on both sides. Do not add additional oil to pan, since the nuts have natural oils.
- Remove sunflowers and almond slivers and set aside.
- In the same pan (or a separate pot if you'd prefer), heat honey, molasses and peanut butter. Stir with spatula to prevent mixture from burning. Heat until mixture boils.
- Pour mixture into bowl. Add nuts, oatmeal, raisins, protein powder, vanilla, and spices. Stir until well blended.
- Spray 8 by 8 non-stick pan with cooking spray (or line pan with parchment paper). Flatten mixture, and spread evenly across pan with the back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips right away, and press chips into the surface with a spoon. The mixture should still be hot, so the chips will melt and mold to bars perfectly.
- Cover pan and place in fridge to set. Leave for approx. 45 minutes.
- Cut into pieces and enjoy!
- Store in fridge or freezer.
Serving Size: Makes 16 2 by 2 pieces.
- In a pan, on medium heat, toast sunflowers and almond slivers until they are lightly browned on both sides. Do not add additional oil to pan, since the nuts have natural oils.
- Remove sunflowers and almond slivers and set aside.
- In the same pan (or a separate pot if you'd prefer), heat honey, molasses and peanut butter. Stir with spatula to prevent mixture from burning. Heat until mixture boils.
- Pour mixture into bowl. Add nuts, oatmeal, raisins, protein powder, vanilla, and spices. Stir until well blended.
- Spray 8 by 8 non-stick pan with cooking spray (or line pan with parchment paper). Flatten mixture, and spread evenly across pan with the back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips right away, and press chips into the surface with a spoon. The mixture should still be hot, so the chips will melt and mold to bars perfectly.
- Cover pan and place in fridge to set. Leave for approx. 45 minutes.
- Cut into pieces and enjoy!
- Store in fridge or freezer.
Serving Size: Makes 16 2 by 2 pieces.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 203.0
- Total Fat: 8.6 g
- Cholesterol: 2.8 mg
- Sodium: 10.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 27.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
- Protein: 6.6 g
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