Post by koolkat on Mar 8, 2007 22:11:26 GMT -4
Easy to make, nutritious and healthy!
Sunshine Bars
1 cup orange juice
1 cup dried apricots, loosely packed
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 to 2 cups rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp all spice
1 tsp nutmeg
Pinch of salt
1 cup raisins, partly cut up
2/3 cup toasted almond meal or flaxseed meal
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Heat orange juice to a boil. Put dried apricots in pan, bring to a boil again, and turn off heat.
Cover pan and let apricots absorb juice until tender enough to cut with a sharp knife, but not really soft.
Mix vanilla, honey and oil. Stir oats, flour, wheat germ, spices, and salt. Drain apricots and add the juice to the honey-oil mixture.
Chop apricots coarsely and stir into dry ingredients along with raisins and almond meal.
Combine wet and dry ingredients and press mixture into an oiled 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Bake 30 minutes. Keep an eye on them! Cookies made with honey brown quickly.
Allow to cool completely. Keep in airtight container in fridge to stay fresh. Great when you need a quick energy boost while on the go.
Sunshine Bars
1 cup orange juice
1 cup dried apricots, loosely packed
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 to 2 cups rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp all spice
1 tsp nutmeg
Pinch of salt
1 cup raisins, partly cut up
2/3 cup toasted almond meal or flaxseed meal
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Heat orange juice to a boil. Put dried apricots in pan, bring to a boil again, and turn off heat.
Cover pan and let apricots absorb juice until tender enough to cut with a sharp knife, but not really soft.
Mix vanilla, honey and oil. Stir oats, flour, wheat germ, spices, and salt. Drain apricots and add the juice to the honey-oil mixture.
Chop apricots coarsely and stir into dry ingredients along with raisins and almond meal.
Combine wet and dry ingredients and press mixture into an oiled 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Bake 30 minutes. Keep an eye on them! Cookies made with honey brown quickly.
Allow to cool completely. Keep in airtight container in fridge to stay fresh. Great when you need a quick energy boost while on the go.