High-Protein Low-Fat Granola Bars

Great homemade soft granola bars. I also make these with mashed banana instead of the applesauce and apple and peanuts instead of almonds.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 12 mins
• Total Time: 32 mins
• Calories: 192 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 egg whites
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ cup applesauce
• ¼ cup chopped almonds
• cooking spray
• ½ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
• ¼ cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®)
• ¼ cup almond butter
• 1 cup drained canned chickpeas
• 1 small apple, grated
• 1 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup puffed wheat cereal

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.

Step 2

Combine chickpeas and egg whites in a food processor; blend until well mixed.

Step 3

Pour chickpea mixture into a bowl. Add apple, oats, puffed wheat, applesauce, chocolate chips, honey, almond butter, cranberries, almonds, and cinnamon; stir until batter is evenly mixed.

Step 4

Drop tablespoonfuls of batter into the prepared muffin tin; press down to flatten.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until sides are golden, about 12 minutes.