No Bake Flax Seed Almond Oat Energy Bars

Ingredients: 
1/2 cup almond butter
1/4 cup golden flaxseed meal
1/4 cup honey

1 TSBP vegetable oil

1 cup ground oatmeal (flour-like consistency)
1/4 cup vanilla whey protein powder 


In a small bowl mix together almond butter and golden flaxseed meal. In another bowl, mix honey, protein powder, and vegetable oil. Add almond butter/flax mixture to other ingredients. Press into a greased 7x11 pan and refrigerate.  Cut into bars and wrap individually if you are going to eat these on the go.

I did not really follow the original recipe below but I had to start with something in regards to proportions!

They are DELICIOUS. 

I found this recipe at:

http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/lowcarb-recipe-help-suggestions/341628-flax-cocoa-sesame-seed-coconut-no-bake-cookies.html

Granola Bars

My friend Connie gave me a Penzey's spices cookbook and I found the recipe in there.  Note my changes in parenthesis.

Ingredients

2 cups old fashioned oats, uncooked(duh)

1 cup any flour (I used brown rice flour)

2/3 cup dried fruit (I used raisins)

1/2 cup nuts (I used pumpkin seeds 'cause that's all I had)

3/4 cup light brown sugar (I used 1/2 cup light brown, and 1/4 cup sucralose.)

3/4 cup ground flax seed

1/4 cup whole flax seed(I added this.)

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup  vegetable oil

1/2 cup honey

2 tsp pure vanilla extract

 1 large egg

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Grease a 9x13 pan.

Mix together oats, flour, dried fruit, nuts brown sugar,w heat germ, flaxseed, cinnamon and salt.  Combine well.  Stir in oil, honey and egg.

Pat into the pan using a damp hand.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until edges are golden.

Let cool. Cut and eat.

Makes 12,18, or 24 servings depending on how big you cut them!

Note:  I deleted 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ because I don't eat wheat.