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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Energy Bar / Power Bar Recipe

After much searching online for a healthy power bar or engery bar recipe, I finally decided to make my own without the butter and sugar called for in most recipes. Although I used http://www.rwood.com/Recipes/Energy_Bar.htm as the basis for my energy bars, I really don't like raisins. So modified the recipe and improvised heavily as I was cooking. The result was a very tasty and moist energy bar, almost like a brownie. The next time, I think I will cook it for a bit longer to dry it out more so it will hold up better and be a bit lighter for the trail and possibly add a bit more cocoa and stevia:

4 Tablespoons Coconut oil, plus a little more for greasing the pan
1/4 Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 Cups oat or rye flakes (or a combination of both)
1Cup chopped nuts (Almonds, Walnuts, Pecans, etc)
1/4 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 Teaspoon sea salt
2 Eggs, lightly whisked
1 Cup cooked quinoa
2 Tablespoons agave nectar
2 Teaspoons (more or less to taste) of pure Stevia extract (Increased Sweetness)
1 Cup dried coconut flakes
2 Tablespoons Chia Seed (Chia Gel formed by the seeds will keep you satiated longer)

Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly coat a baking pan with cocounut oil
Melt the Coconut Oil and cocoa in a large pot over medium to low heat. Add the flakes and nuts and saute, stirring constantly, for 3 o 4 minutes, or until aromatica nd a shade darker. Stir in the salte and chia seed and saute for another minute. Pour into a large bowl.
Stir in the eggs and then the rest of the ingredients into the dry and stir until blended uniformly.
Spread the mixture in the the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes, or until pulling away from the pan's edge. Invert onto a rack to cool. Cut into bars. The energy bars will keep for a week but best to store in freezer until they are needed.

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