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Energy Bars
Prep
15 mins
Cook
20 mins
Servings
9
Difficulty
Medium
These energy bars are my go to when I need a quick nutritious snack without all the processed stuff. They're packed with wholesome ingredients like rolled oats, nuts, and dried fruit that give you sustained energy throughout the day. The banana and dates provide natural sweetness, while the sunflower seeds and walnuts add healthy fats and protein to keep you satisfied. Best of all, they come together in just 35 minutes total, and you probably have most of these ingredients in your pantry already. Perfect for meal prep or lunchbox additions!
Ella x
Ingredients
- 22 eggs
- 11 large ripe banana, mashed
- 11 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
- ½ cup unsalted raw sunflower seeds½ cup unsalted raw sunflower seeds
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup nonfat dry milk powder½ cup nonfat dry milk powder
- ½ cup chopped pitted dates½ cup chopped pitted dates
- ½ cup raisins½ cup raisins
- ½ cup chopped walnuts½ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup chopped dried apricots½ cup chopped dried apricots
- ½ cup toasted wheat germ½ cup toasted wheat germ
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup whole-wheat pastry flour¼ cup whole-wheat pastry flour
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- 2
Mix the eggs, banana, oats, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, milk powder, dates, raisins, walnuts, apricots, wheat germ, maple syrup, and whole-wheat pastry flour together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined; spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- 3
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes; set aside to cool. Cut into 9 bars and wrap with plastic to store.
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