High Fiber Energy Bars Recipes

HIGH-FIBER, HIGH-PROTEIN BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with aluminum foil, letting foil hang down over the sides of the pan; spray pan with cooking spray.
• Stir oats, wheat germ, flax seed, protein powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Mash bananas in a separate large bowl and stir 1/4 cup Jif® peanut butter, honey, and vanilla extract into bananas, mixing well. Stir dry ingredients into banana mixture and spread into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Spread 1/4 cup natural peanut butter over top.
• Continue baking until lightly browned on the edges and set, 10 more minutes. Let cool in the pan and lift bars onto a work surface using aluminum foil as handles. Cut into bars, wrap in plastic wrap, and store in refrigerator.

FIBER ONE® BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Place peanut butter in small bowl. Press dry milk through fine-mesh strainer into bowl of peanut butter; stir together.
• In large bowl, mix cereal, almonds, apricots and peanut butter mixture with spoon or hands until well coated. Drizzle with honey; mix again until well coated.
• Spray 8-inch square pan with cooking spray or use nonstick pan. Pour mixture into pan. Cover with double thickness of foil; press down firmly with bottom of glass to compact mixture.
• Cut bars into 4 rows by 2 rows; wrap individually in plastic wrap.

HIGH FIBER ENERGY BARS

Steps:

• Combine prunes (and apricots if using) with the orange juice in a blender. Blend until almost smooth, scrapping down the sides of the blender a few times. Stir in the nuts; set mixture aside.
• In a large bowl, cream the margarine, sugar and honey. Beat in the egg. Mix in flour, oats, wheat germ, baking soda and salt to blend thoroughly.
• Grease a 9 × 13-inch baking pan. Spread a little less than half of the flour mixture evenly in the pan. Spread the prune mixture evenly over the mixture in pan, keeping the prune mixture to within 1/2 inch of the edges. Crumble the remaining flour mixture over the top to cover the prune mixture. Pat down gently.
• Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven 30-35 minutes or until browned and springs back to the touch.
• Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars about 1 by 2 inches each.

HOMEMADE ENERGY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine oats, sweetened dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, white chocolate chips, sesame seeds, oat bran, flax seeds, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in peanut butter, honey, and oil. Press mixture firmly into a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Transfer to the refrigerator and chill for 10 minutes to set.
• Slice chilled bars into 2x3-inch squares. Wrap in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.

CHEWY ENERGY BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cereal, oats and wheat germ. In a small saucepan, combine the corn syrup, peanut butter and brown sugar. Cook over medium heat until peanut butter is melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour over cereal mixture; mix well., Transfer to a greased 9-in. square pan. Gently press cereal mixture evenly into pan. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

HIGH FIBER BARS

Steps:

• Toast rolled oats in a 350°F oven for 15 minutes.
• Combine peanut butter and corn syrup in a small bowl and warm in a microwave; stir until smooth.
• When the oats are toasted put all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and stir well.
• Add the corn syrup and peanut butter mixture, stirring well again.
• Add the marshmallows, and microwave for one minute.
• Stir the mixture to combine.
• Turn out onto a greased 9x13 pan.
• With greased hands, press the mixture into pan.
• Allow to cool and cut into bars.