Healthy Baked Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup flax meal
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour substitute for GF if preferred
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 whole egg
- 1/2 cup butter room tempreture or butter substitute
- 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup agave
- 2 tbls molasses
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup multigrain oats quick cooking, but not instant
- 1 1/4 cup crispy rice cereal or your vaforite
- 1 cup walnuts or your favorite nuts
- 1/4 cup pepitas raw, unsalted
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds raw, unsalted
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup cranberries dried
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream together butter, sweeteners, then add vanilla and egg, mix thoroughly.
- Combine dry ingredients together; flour, flax meal, salt, baking powder and cinnamon
- Mix wet and dry ingredients together.
- Fold in all remaining 7 ingredients.
- Press into a greased 9 x 13 pan.
- Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes or until the top is lightly browned.