Home made Clif Bar (Cranberry and Almond)

* 3-1/2 cups rolled oats
* 3/4 cup light agave nectar
* 2 scoops (each scoop is about 4 tbsp.) protein powder – I used vanilla flavored; any flavor will work
* 1-1/2 cups nonfat dry milk
* 1 tbsp cinnamon sugar
* 2 egg whites
* 1/4 cup juice – I use cranergize, but any will work
* 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
* 1 cup chopped cranberries and blanched slivered almonds (But you can go creative here!)
* 1-1/3 C Organic Cinnamon Applesauce

1. Thoroughly mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl
2. Mix all wet ingredients in another bowl
3. Add the wet stuff to the dry stuff and mix together thoroughly
4. Put spoonfuls on the waxed paper (or just use non-stick spray on cookie sheets if you prefer) and form into bars (I use a plain table knife for doing this.) Spreading the spoonfuls out a bit as you put them on the paper makes this much easier.
5. Bake at 325°F for approximately 15 minutes or until the bottoms of your bars are golden brown

Makes 12 rather good sized bars
When they’re done, take them out of the oven and let them cool. (NOTE: the bars will be a bit soft when you remove them from the oven; when they cool they’ll firm up.)

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user UTEXAS09.