Nutritious and Delicious Apple Fiber Bars

March 21, 2011 by Leanne Vogel August 25, 2017

These bars are naturally sweet, with a strong apple cinnamon flavor. They are nutritionally balanced, coming in at just above 200 calories, with 10g of sugar and 5 grams of fiber and protein! These snack bars are perfect for your kids’ lunches, as a post workout snack, or as a healthful after dinner treat.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup quinoa flakes
• 3/4 cup sorghum flour
• 1/4 cup brown rice flour
• 3 tablespoon ground flax seed
• 3 tablespoon hemp seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan rock salt
• 2 apple, diced – do not peel!
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 8 medjool dates, pitted and diced
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 2 tablespoon apple butter or 1 tablespoon apple sauce
• 3 tablespoon sunflower seed butter or 3 tablespoon sunflower seeds ground fine
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
2. Place diced apples, apple juice, lemon juice, and cinnamon in a small sauce pan. Cover and cook on medium-low heat for 5-10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
3. Meanwhile, combine quinoa flakes, sorghum flour, rice flour, flax seed, hemp seeds, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk until combined.
4. In a blender, process half of the apple mixture [reserve the other half] with dates, coconut oil, apple butter, sunflower seed butter and vanilla extract.
5. Add processed mixture and reserved apples to the large flour bowl, and mix until combined.
6. Scoop 1/4 cup of mix at a time into your hand and shape into small bars – about 1 inch in width and 2-3 inches in length.
7. Place on prepared cookie sheet and bake for 30-35 minutes [mine took 31 minutes] or until golden.

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