Wednesday 16 January 2013

EASY ENERGY BARS



These easy-to-make bars are packed full of energy boosting ingredients to fuel your body when you need that extra lift or when hunger attacks throughout the day!  

Today I made these with a banana, but they work just as good without. Enjoy as a snack, heated up, on-the-go or after a workout or run....

Ingredients:
8x tbsp honey or Agave syrup
1x medium egg
40ml Soya or rice milk
3x tbsp Rice bran oil
1x 1/2tsp vanilla extract
1x tbsp Peanut butter
85g dates
65g oats
35g Pumpkin/sunflower seeds
60g Brown rice or wholemeal flour
2x tsp Chia seeds
1/2 tsp baking powder 
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Pinch salt
(Optional 1x Banana)


METHOD:  Heat the oven to 180C.  Mash the banana in a jug, then add in the egg, oil, syrup, vanilla extract and milk and whisk/mix until you get a smooth texture. Mix in the peanut butter. 

In a mixing bowl add the flours, oats, seeds, chopped dates, baking powder and cinnamon. Mix together then pour in the liquid from the jug and fold in until a sticky texture is formed.

Grease a square baking dish and spread out the mixture until at least 2-3cm deep. Bake in the oven for 12-16 minutes until golden and firm.  Checking after 12 minutes. These bars need to finish like flapjacks. Allow to cool then cut into squares. 



Store in an airtight container, ideally in the fridge. 

Enjoy!

Luke

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Please add your comments on nutrition for running here. I would like to hear about your favourite blends too! Luke