Darn Good 4 You Granola Bars-(With a Secret Ingredient!!)

• 2 cups pureed lentils
• 1 cup all-bran cereal
• 34 cup raisins or 34 cup dried fruit
• 34 cup chopped peanuts or 34 cup other nuts or 34 cup seeds
• 1 12 cups rolled oats
• 34 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 34 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon nutmeg

1. Lentil Puree- puree cooked green lentils with enough water in blender to make the consistency of apple sauce.
2. freeze extra for future recipes.
3. Preheat that oven to 350.
4. Mix lentil puree and all bran in one bowl, let sit for a couple of minutes- then add the eggs, Peanut butter and vanilla.
5. In another mixing bowl combine: rolled oats, nuts and fruit, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar.
6. Add lentil mixture.
7. Mix until dry ingredients are moistened.Press into 10X15 inch cookie sheet which has been lightly greased.
8. Place oven rack in center of oven; bake 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
9. Cut while still warm into 2 inch squares.
10. Variation- can do with peanut butter or with honey if subbing honey for brown sugar- mix some in during mixing bowl stage, but also swirl some into already pressed in pan stuff- so when you eat it you may get a really nice surprise!

pureed lentils, allbran cereal, raisins, peanuts, rolled oats, brown sugar, eggs, peanut butter, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/darn-good-4-you-granola-bars-with-a-secret-ingredient-409275 (may not work)