High-Protein Low-Fat Granola Bars

• cooking spray
• 1 cup drained canned chickpeas
• 2 egg whites
• 1 small apple, grated
• 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup puffed wheat cereal
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup almond butter
• 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins(R))
• 1/4 cup chopped almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. Combine chickpeas and egg whites in a food processor; blend until well mixed.
3. Pour chickpea mixture into a bowl. Add apple, oats, puffed wheat, applesauce, chocolate chips, honey, almond butter, cranberries, almonds, and cinnamon; stir until batter is evenly mixed.
4. Drop tablespoonfuls of batter into the prepared muffin tin; press down to flatten.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until sides are golden, about 12 minutes.

cooking spray, chickpeas, egg whites, apple, oldfashioned, puffed wheat cereal, applesauce, chocolate chips, honey, almond butter, cranberries, almonds, ground cinnamon

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/255871/high-protein-low-fat-granola-bars/ (may not work)