Don't you want a bite!
I have tried a few granola bar recipes over the last year or so, and I have never quite been pleased with them. They are either too dry, too hard or didn't have enough flavor. So I thought I'd give it a shot and try my own mix of good stuff. One of our kids has nut allergies, so I needed to find some good seeds that were not processed with nuts (this is hard to do) and I finally did...there is this raw food section at Fred Meyer and they have pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and all kids of other goodies that are allergy friendly.
First I put all the dry ingredients into one bowl and mixed it all around, in a separate bowl I put all the wet ingredients...make sure to let the butter cool just a bit before you add it to the eggs so it doesn't partially cook them. On a side note, I cracked into an egg while making these the other day and it was bloody! It was awful, I thought I may vomit and cry all at the same time, but the kids were helping so I just quickly discarded the entire bowl of ingredients and started over. Note to self, always crack eggs into a separate container!
Give a little stir here just to incorporate all the ingredients so there isn't a big clump of anything.
This picture is just to show what steel cut oats look like, I was a little surprised when I opened the container for the first time. They are mild flavored like rolled oats, but they have a much chewier texture, I think they are a great addition to a granola bar.
When you add the wet ingredients the mixture should be pretty wet, almost like a no bake cookie batter.
Use a spatula or your hand to spread the mixture onto a parchment lined cookie sheet...this mixture will cover about 3/4 of a jell roll pan, or if you like a thicker bar, use an 11x13 baking dish.
These are nice and chewy, but dense enough to fill you up. I have tried a few different variations, and this is my favorite. I also make a protein bar for my hubby and I'll add those extra ingredient on to the end of the recipe if anyone is interested. Of course try to use as much organic ingredients as you can find I don't want to write organic on every ingredient list if you read the intro to the blog you get it...happy baking!
Dry mix
3/4c steel cut oats
2c rolled oats
2/3c ground flax meal
2/3c whole grain flour of your choice
1/3c pumpkin seeds
1/3c sunflower seeds
1/4c flax seeds
1/4c chia seeds
1/4c dried fruit (cranberries or raisins)
2/3c unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2t ground ginger
1/4t ground nutmeg
1/2t cinnamon
1/4c sucanat (see pic at bottom of page)
2t salt
*for protein bar add 3 scoops of whey protein powder of your choice
Wet mix
3 eggs
1/3c light agave nectar
1/4c light flavored oil (I use evoo)
1/2c raw honey
2T melted butter
1/3c sunbutter (or any nut butter you like)
*for protein bar add an extra egg or extra nut butter
Bake at 325* for 25mins in a jelly roll pan, if you use a baking dish they will bake for 30-35mins.
Here's the sucanat pic, it has a nice light sweetness.
This is my favorite sunbutter because it is made in a designated nut free facility.
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