Chocolate Whole Grain Snack Bars
To boost the nutritional content even more, I included rolled oats, chia seeds, sunflower seed butter and whole grain flour. Oh, and chocolate. Because… everything’s better with chocolate.
Ingredients
- 3 cups Kellogg's All-Bran Multi-Grain Crunch cereal
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup whole grain flour see note
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup natural nut-free butter sunflower seed or pumpkin seed butter
- 1/2 cup pasteurized honey
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Prepare 9 X 11 baking dish by lining with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients (*see important note about flour below) and mix well. Set aside.
- Heat a medium to large pot over medium-low heat. Add seed butter, honey and coconut oil. Whisk continuously until smooth - about 2 minutes. Turn heat to low and transfer dry mixture to pot. With a spatula, stir well until dry mixture is coated evenly. Add chocolate chips and stir until melted evenly throughout.
- Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish, spreading evenly with the spatula, pressing down firmly (you may have to use your hands), especially on sides.
- Freeze for 20 minutes prior to serving!
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Notes
*Important note: make sure to pasteurize the flour prior to prevent foodbourne illness. To do this, place ½ - 1 cup of all purpose flour in a heat safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring after each one to break up "hot" spots. It can take anywhere from 1-2 minutes to get the temperature to 165° because every microwave is different.
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