Apple Nut Kasha Breakfast Bar Recipes

APPLE NUT KASHA BREAKFAST BAR

Steps:

• Put dried apples, apricots, and one cup of raisins in a pot with kasha, water, apple juice, cinnamon, and vanilla. bring contents of pot to boil and stir until mixture is thick and creamy. Add the butter and stir until butter is throughly combined.
• Take pot off burner and add the rest of the raisins, flour, almonds, coconut, egg, baking powder, apple sauce, brown sugar, and honey to pot, stir until well combined.
• The mix should be almost cookie dough consistency, if it is soupy add more flour. If the mix is too thick add another egg.
• Place mix in two well greased 9x13-inch pans. Then place in a oven that has been preheated to 350°F, for 25 minuets, or untill top is golden brown. Cut immediately and place bars on cooling rack.
• These bars can be made in bulk and frozen for future use. (They thaw very well).

APPLE-DATE-NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Butter a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
• In a saucepan, combine apples, sugar, lemon juice and water and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 5-10 minutes, or until apples are tender.
• Add dates and simmer, uncovered, stirring and mashing dates, for 3-5 minutes, or until dates are soft and mixture is almost smooth and let puree cool.
• In a bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, salt, flour, walnuts and cinnamon and blend well.
• Press half of flour mixture evenly into prepared pan.
• Spread puree over, and crumble remaining flour mixture over puree, pressing lightly to form an even layer.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until golden.
• Let cool completely.
• Cut into 36 bars.

NO-BAKE APPLE BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Butter bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan, or spray with cooking spray. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and slightly crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or slightly crush in food processor).
• In large bowl, mix cereal and sunflower nuts; set aside.
• In 3-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, brown sugar, apples and cinnamon just to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter. Pour over cereal mixture; stir gently until evenly coated.
• Press mixture evenly into pan with back of wooden spoon. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.

KASHA (BUCKWHEAT GROATS) BREAKFAST CEREAL

Steps:

• Stir 2 T kasha and a dash of salt into 2/3 cup water or milk in a 2- to 3-cup bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on MEDIUM, 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally until slightly thinner than desired consistency. Let stand 1 to 2 minutes. Serve with milk and favorite sweetener.