Sugar Free Granola Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups large flake oats
• 1/3 cup oat bran
• 1/3 whole wheat flour (2/3 cup will result in a cakier bar)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 6 -8 tablespoons honey
• 3/4 cup pureed canned pineapple, juice removed or 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• unsweetened flaked coconut (optional)
• sesame seeds (optional)
• sunflower seeds (optional)
• raisins (optional)
• flax seed meal (optional)
• powdered milk (optional)
• chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 whisk the dry ingredients together well.
• 3 in a separate bowl, whisk together the butter, honey, pineapple puree, vanilla, and egg.
• 4 stir in any of the optional add ins--if you add a lot you may need to stir in a bit more liquid to bind it.
• 5 spray oil a 9 x 13 inch baking pan (smaller if you want thicker bars). bake for 20 mins, score the bars and bake for 5 mins more, or until brown.