Chewy Energy Bars

Flax seed, oats, raisins, and chocolate chips make up this recipe for chewy energy bars that your whole family will love!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 246 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup peanut butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 6 tablespoons water
• ¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips
• ¼ cup raisins
• ⅓ cup maple syrup
• cooking spray
• ½ cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 cups old-fashioned oats
• 2 tablespoons flax seeds, ground

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Stir water and flax seeds together in a bowl. Mix oats, pastry flour, sugar, raisins, chocolate chips, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl.

Step 3

Beat peanut butter and maple syrup together in a bowl; add flax seed mixture and stir. Pour peanut butter mixture into oats mixture and stir until well-blended. Press mixture into prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 15 minutes. Cool briefly before cutting into bars and transferring bars to a cooling rack.