New Recipe: Peanut Butter Power Bars!
I'm not saying these are diet friendly! But they are delicious and full of good ingredients. Does that count? LOL! No, seriously, I made these for Butch today. Trying to help him regain some of the weight he has lost, while helping him stay healthy and (ahem!) "regular". I thought they were to-die-for good, especially since they don't have any refined white flour or white sugar in them. So, for what it's worth, here's the recipe.
Changes I made: I used 1/2 cup of coconut and 3 Tbsp of honey. I made mine with chunky peanut butter, plus walnuts, raisins, dried cranberries, chocolate chips and ground flax seed. That was what I had on hand. Delicious! If you don't like something, leave it out or change it to what you DO like.
Peanut Butter Power Bars
Yield: 9-10 Bars or Squares
Bananas, very ripe - 2
Rolled Oats - 1 Cup
Nut Butter (Peanut, Almond, Cashew) - ½ Cup
Chopped Nuts - ½ Cup (Pecans, Almonds, Walnuts, Cashews, Hazelnuts)
Seeds (Pumpkin, Sesame, Sunflower, Poppy, Flax) - ¼ Cup
Dried Fruit (Raisins, Dates, Cranberries, Cherries, Apricots, Berries) - ¼ Cup
Shredded coconut - ¼ Cup
Chocolate Chips - ¼ Cup (Optional)
Honey - 2 Tbsp
Vanilla - ½ tsp
Salt - ½ tsp
Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line an 8’x8’ baking pan with parchment -- you must use parchment, or you’ll never get them out of the pan.
Mash the bananas with a fork in a large bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and stir well until everything is well combined.
Spread the batter evenly into your prepared baking pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the edges are golden and the top is just beginning to brown. Allow to cool COMPLETELY before cutting into bars.
Store, covered, up to 5 days.
Vickie
