Oat & Fruit Breakfast Bars (Dairy, Egg, Sugar, Flour, Nut and Gluten Free)
- 1/2 cups Coconut Flakes, Unsweetened
- 2 whole Bananas, Mashed
- 1 Tablespoon Ground Flaxseed
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1/2 cups Tahini
- 1 teaspoon Sweetleaf Stevia, Vanilla Creme (optional)
- 1 cup Dates, Chopped
- 1/2 cups Dried Apricots, Chopped
- 1/2 cups Dried Cherries
- 1/2 cups Sunflower Seeds, Divided
- 1/2 cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2.
- In a food processor, add the coconut, banana, flaxseed, cinnamon, vanilla, baking soda and tahini.
- If using stevia, add it now.
- 3.
- Process until smooth.
- 4.
- Add chopped dates a little at a time until smooth.
- 5.
- Remove mixture from processor and place in a bowl.
- 6.
- To the bowl add chopped apricots, cherries, half of the sunflower seeds (save the remaining half for topping), and old fashioned oats and mix well.
- 7.
- Line a 9 x 13 casserole dish with parchment paper.
- Spray the paper with nonstick cooking spray.
- 8.
- Pour the batter onto the parchment paper and spread out, touching edges of dish all around as best you can.
- 9.
- Sprinkle the top with the reserved sunflower seeds.
- 10.
- Bake 15-18 minutes until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out fairly clean.
- 11.
- Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into bars.
coconut flakes, bananas, ground flaxseed, cinnamon, vanilla, baking soda, tahini, sweetleaf, dates, dried cherries, sunflower seeds, oats
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/sugar-free/oat-fruit-breakfast-bars-dairy-egg-sugar-flour-nut-and-gluten-free/ (may not work)