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High Fiber Energy Bars

There’s no need to waste countless dollars on high-fiber energy bars. These homemade ones do the job… and do it well.
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Course Breakfast, Cookies / Brownies / Bars, Snack
Cuisine Continental

Servings 1 servings
Calories 4703.26 kcal

Ingredients

  

  • 2 cup(s) dried prunes, pitted
  • 33/50 cup(s) orange juice
  • 1/2 cup(s) chopped nuts
  • 12 tablespoon(s) margarine, soft
  • 3/4 cup(s) packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup(s) honey
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cup(s) rolled oats
  • 4 tablespoon(s) wheat germ
  • 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt

Instructions

 

  • Combine prunes (or apricots) 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 4703.26kcalCarbohydrates: 699.56gProtein: 61.86gFat: 186.69gSaturated Fat: 30.45gCholesterol: 186mgSodium: 3865.18mgFiber: 40.9gSugar: 356.19g

Keyword Eggs, High Fiber
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