Recipes
Lunchbox granola bars
Ingredients:
2 cups (500 mL) rolled oats
1 cup (250 mL) whole wheat flour
1/2 cup (125 mL) ground flaxseed
1/3 cup (75 mL) packed brown sugar
1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon
1 cup (250 mL) raisins, chocolate chips, or your favorite unsweetened dried fruit
1/2 cup (125 mL) sunflower seeds
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1/3 cup (75 mL) honey
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup (60 mL) canola oil
1/4 cup (60 mL) applesauce
2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Oil 9 x 13 inch (22 x 33 cm) baking pan.
2. In large bowl, mix together oats, flour, flaxseed, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins, sunflower seeds, and salt. Make a well in centre; set aside.
3. In small bowl, combine honey, egg, canola oil, applesauce, and vanilla. Add liquid ingredients to well and mix. Pat mixture evenly into a prepared pan.
4. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until bars begin to turn golden at edges. Cool 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow bars to cool completely before cutting or they will be too hard to cut.
Yield: 24 pieces
Serving: 1 piece
Notes:
Calories: 150 g
Total fat: 6 g
Saturated fat: 0.5 g
Cholesterol: 10 mg
Sodium: 55 mg
Carbohydrates: 22 g
Fibre: 3 g
Protein: 3 g
courtesy of CanolaInfo.org