PROTEIN GRANOLA BARS WITH KASHI GOLEAN

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This is my compilation/adaptation of many granola bar recipes. I tried to make these low calorie and high protein, but non-splenda products (syrup and brown sugar) can be used. Any type of dried fruits can be used, but I highly recommend using cranberries, raisins, and dates. I want to attempt using a jam either on top or in the mixture, but I haven't tried yet. Let me know what you add/substitute so I can give it a try too. Recipezaar doesn't have all the ingredients in their database, so my calculations are: calories 171.4 per serving, protein 10 grams per serving.

Provided by Pescatarian

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 50m

Yield 12 bars, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 20

1/2 cup sugar-free maple syrup (Splenda)
2 egg whites
1/8 cup water
2 tablespoons strawberry jam (no sugar added)
4 tablespoons peanut butter (or other nut butter)
3 tablespoons vital wheat gluten
1/3 cup protein powder
2 tablespoons Splenda brown sugar blend (packed)
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 dash dried ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup steel cut oats
1/4 cup pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup nuts (chopped, I use soy nuts in a coffee grinder)
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 1/2 cups Kashi Golean cereal (or other puffed grains)
6 ounces dried fruit
cooking spray

Steps:

  • Put first 3 ingredients (up to 1/8 cup water) into a large mixing bowl.
  • Whisk in the next 8 ingredients (up to 1/4 teaspoon salt).
  • Set aside or put into fridge.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Put the next 5 ingredients (oats, pepitas, almonds, soy nuts, wheat germ) on a cookie sheet and toast in oven for 10 minutes, stir after 5 minutes.
  • Mix toasted ingredients, chopped fruit, GoLean cereal, and the mixture in the fridge thoroughly (easiest to do with your hands).
  • Grease either a cookie sheet or muffin pan with calorie-free cooking spray.
  • Either hand-form mixture into 15 well compressed equal sized cakes and put onto the cookie sheet, or compress into 12 to 16 muffin tins.
  • Reduce heat to 300 degrees.
  • Cook for 25 minutes.
  • Let cool and individually wrap for fridge or freezer.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 203.5, Fat 7.7, SaturatedFat 1.3, Sodium 120.8, Carbohydrate 29.5, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 5, Protein 8.5

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