Vegan Energy Bars

• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 6 tablespoons water
• 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup chopped dried apricot
• 1/2 cup carob chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup turbinado sugar or 1 cup organic light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup brown rice syrup (Lundberg Sweet Dreams)
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup almond butter or 1/2 cup peanut butter

1. Mix the flax and water together and let it soak.
2. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
3. Combine oats, flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
4. Stir in apricots, carob chips, and walnuts.
5. Wisk together sugar, rice syrup, almond butter, applesauce, and soaked flax.
6. Stir in oat mixture.
7. Spread mixture in 9x13 pre-sprayed pan and pat down firmly.
8. Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool completely before cutting.

ground flax seeds, water, oats, whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, apricot, carob chips, walnuts, turbinado sugar, brown rice syrup, applesauce, almond butter

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vegan-energy-bars-426612 (may not work)