CHEWY ENERGY BARS

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Play with the mix-ins of these bars to find your family's favorite combinations.

Provided by AR Cook

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Snacks Granola Bar Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

cooking spray
6 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons flax seeds, ground
2 cups old-fashioned oats
½ cup whole wheat pastry flour
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup peanut butter
⅓ cup maple syrup

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
Stir water and flax seeds together in a bowl. Mix oats, pastry flour, sugar, raisins, chocolate chips, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl.
Beat peanut butter and maple syrup together in a bowl; add flax seed mixture and stir. Pour peanut butter mixture into oats mixture and stir until well-blended. Press mixture into prepared baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 15 minutes. Cool briefly before cutting into bars and transferring bars to a cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 246.4 calories, Carbohydrate 35.8 g, Fat 10 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 228.1 mg, Sugar 17.4 g