[bossbunny]

From the Lean Green Bean

These bars come together quickly, especially if you have leftover quinoa in the fridge like I usually do. I used my Healthy Breakfast Bars as a base, but wanted to kick them up a notch!

Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients (6 bars)

1/2 c garbanzo bean flour
1 c quinoa, cooked
1 c oats
1/2 c nuts, chopped
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp chia seeds
1/3 c peanut butter
1/4 c brown rice syrup
1 egg white
1/3 c applesauce
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 c craisins
Instructions

1. Combine applesauce, vanilla, egg white, peanut butter and brown rice syrup in a small bowl and mix well.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and stir until just mixed.
3. Spoon into a greased 8×8 pan and bake at 375 for 20 min or until golden brown.
4. Let cool and cut into 6 bars.
5. Store in the refrigerator.

I cut these into six bars and put each one in a snack size ziploc bag before putting them in the fridge. That way they were ready to go and hubby could just grab a bag on the way out the door to work.

These quinoa breakfast bars are chewy and delicious- perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack. They’re packed with protein and fiber and they’re gluten-free as long as you use GF oats. Plus, they could be made vegan if you used a flax egg! I used pecans in mine but almonds would be good as well.

Over the weekend, I doubled the recipe, used honey instead of brown rice syrup and cooked them in a 9×13 pan. It worked just as well!

I've had her Healthy Breakfast Bars and they are yum! Can't wait to try these.