chewy fruit granola bars with stevia

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  • Number of Servings: 20
Ingredients
2 Cups oats 3/4 Cup wheat germ 3/4 Cup sunflower seeds raw hulled1/2 Cup walnuts, 1/2 Cup honey, 3 teaspoons powdered stevia 4 Tbsp butter1/4 Cup apple juice 2 tsp vanilla extract1/2 tsp kosher salt,1/2 Cup dried cherries (or any dried fruit)1/2 Cup sweetened dried cranberries
Directions
makes 20 4 inch bars

preheat oven to 400
prepare glass baking dish with lightly sprayed wax paper.
Lightly toast oats, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, and walnuts stirring occasionally for 6-10 minutes. In a sauce pan combine honey, butter, vanilla, juice, 3 tsp powdered stevia extract, salt, simmer stirring constantly. In large bowl combine all ingredients adding fruit and flax seeds, be sure to coat very well.
Spread ingredients in baking pan on wax paper spreading with spatula. Cover with another piece of wax paper and press down HARD on bars or they will fall apart. wait 3-4 then cut into bars and eat.

Number of Servings: 20

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALEGRIADELDIA.

Servings Per Recipe: 20
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 170.3
  • Total Fat: 5.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 1.6 mg
  • Sodium: 118.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 26.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
  • Protein: 5.0 g

Member Reviews
  • TISHCASEY
    Sounds good and I will probably try it but noticed that flax seeds are mentioned in the directions but not in the ingredient list. How much flax seed? - 5/20/09