As we all try to eat less processed foods with ingredients we can not pronounce, I thought I would share an easy and yummy recipe to make homemade granola bars. They are great for a quick breakfast or a snack during the day, between classes or after a workout. Enjoy!  🙂

Ingredients

• 2 cups (500ml) of rolled oats
• 1 cup (250ml) whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup (125ml) ground flaxseed
• 1/3 (75ml) cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp (5ml) ground cinnamon
• 1 cup (250ml) raisins, chocolate chips or your favorite unsweetened dried fruits. Mix it up and find your favorite combination!
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) sunflower seeds
• 1/2 tsp (2ml) salt
• 1/3 cup (75 ml) honey
• 1 egg beaten
• 1/4 cup (60ml) canola oil
• 1/4 cup (60ml applesauce
• 2 tsp (10ml) vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350F (180C) and oil a baking pan about 9 x 13 inch

Mix together all the first 8 dry ingredients and make a well in the centre.

Combine all the other 5 wet ingredients and add them to the well in the dry bowl and mix it up. Pat the mixture with a spatula in the baking pan so that it is nice and flat.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the bars turn golden. Cool 5 minutes then cut in bars while still warm. Do not wait or they will be too hard to but!

Should make you 24 bars pieces and each will contain about 50 calories, 6g fat, 55 mg sodium, 22g of carbs, 3 g fibre and 3 grams of protein.