Trail-tested power and energy bars. These granola-style bars are my mix and mod of a couple of recipes, mostly Amy E's "Bird Seed Energy Bars" ... they made it 6 days from Mammoth to Yosemite Valley.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Calories
356 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x14-inch baking pan.
Step 2
Mix rolled oats, whole wheat flour, cereal, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
Step 3
Whisk banana, eggs, oil, applesauce, maple syrup, honey, vanilla extract, and salt together in a separate bowl until evenly blended. Stir into the oat mixture. Stir in flax seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, chocolate chips, banana chips, walnuts, almonds, and peanut butter.
Step 4
Use your hands to mix the ingredients, and press into the prepared pan.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely in the pan, about 30 minutes. Cut into 2-inch bars.
Ingredients
½ cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup chopped walnuts
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups whole wheat flour
½ cup chopped almonds
⅓ cup honey
1 cup wheat germ
½ cup sunflower seeds
1 ripe banana, mashed
2 large eggs, beaten
½ cup sesame seeds
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
½ cup flax seeds
½ cup chunky peanut butter
⅓ cup pure maple syrup
4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
½ cup wheat and barley nugget cereal (such as Grape-Nuts®)
