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Best Fruit and Nut Bars

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Better than any store-bought energy bars, these are great for breakfast-on-the-go, brown-bag lunches, and snacks. Make a batch on the weekend to get you through the work week.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 12 bars

Ingredients

1/2 cup whole flaxseed (or 2/3 cup ground flax)
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup honey
Pinch salt (two pinches if peanut butter is unsalted)
1/3 cup water
2/3 cup dried fruits (raisins, cranberries, chopped apricots, etc.)
2/3 cup nuts or seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, chopped almonds, etc.)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    1. Preheat oven to 325.

    Step 2

    2. Grind whole flaxseed in a coffee or spice grinder. Combine with peanut butter, honey, salt, and water in large bowl and stir to combine.

    Step 3

    3. Add dried fruits, nuts and seeds in whatever combination you like. Batter will be very stiff.

    Step 4

    4. Spray 12 cup muffin tin with nonstick spray and divide batter evenly into cups. Use damp fingers to press batter into cups and flatten tops.

    Step 5

    5. Bake 25 to 30 minutes until tops are dry and edges are a deep, toasty brown (bars will not rise). Cool completely and store in air-tight container for up to two weeks.

Nutrition Per Serving

Nutrition Information (per serving): Calories 200
Carbohydrates 19g
Fiber 4g
Sugar 13g (Added sugars 9g) Protein 6g
Fat 12g.
#### Nutritional analysis provided by [_Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet_](http://astore.amazon.com/epistore-20/detail/0312676417)
From Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet: What to Eat, What to Avoid, and What to Stop Worrying About by Monica Reinagel, MS, LN, CNS. Copyright © 2011 by Monica Reinagel. Published by St. Martin's Press.
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