Banana Nut Energy
Bars
Here's a great bar that makes a perfect paddling
or trail snack. They are also excellent for
breakfast. These energy bars have a chewy
texture that falls in between a cake or cookie
and a hard crunchy granola bar.
Yield:
12 servings (serving size: 1 bar)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup mashed ripe Banana
1/3 cup packed Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Honey
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 large Egg
1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour
1 1/4 cups Multigrain Hot Cereal (such as
Quaker) or quick-cooking oats
1/4 cup chopped Pecans
1/2 teaspoon Salt
Cooking Spray
Directions:
* Preheat oven to 350°
* Beat the first 6 ingredients at medium speed
of a mixer until blended.
* Lightly spoon the flour into a dry measuring
cup, and level with a knife.
* Gradually add the flour, cereal, pecans, and
salt to the banana mixture, stirring until well
blended.
* Spoon mixture into an 8-inch square-baking pan
coated with cooking spray.
* Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
* Cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutritional Information:
Calories: 133 (24% from fat)
Fat: 3.6g (sat 0.5g,mono 1.7g,poly 1.1g)
Protein: 2.4g
Carbohydrate: 24.4g
Fiber: 1.6g
Cholesterol: 18mg
Iron: 0.8mg
Sodium: 106mg
Calcium: 10mg |