oatmeal energy bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 1/3 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup ground unsalted cashews
• 2 tablespoons shelled unsalted sunflower seeds
• 1 tablespoon ground flax meal
• 1 tablespoon wheat germ
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 cup honey, warmed
• 1/3 cup almond butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line a 9x11-inch baking dish with aluminum foil.
• whisk oats, flour, chocolate chips, ground cashews, sunflower seeds, flax meal, wheat germ, cinnamon, and sea salt together in a large shallow bowl.
• stir warmed honey, almond butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until well-mixed. pour honey mixture into oat mixture; stir until batter is well-combined. turn batter out into prepared baking dish. lay a sheet of waxed paper over batter and press firmly to evenly distribute in the baking dish. remove and discard waxed paper.
• bake in the preheated oven until golden and fragrant, about 12 minutes. pull aluminum foil from baking dish and cool bars in the aluminum foil for 10 minutes; remove and discard aluminum foil. cut into bars.