Breakfast Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup golden raisin
• 1/2 cup dried plum (prunes)
• 1/2 cup dried apricot
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup ground flax seeds
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup skim milk powder
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup crushed almonds
• 3 eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cover a jelly roll pan with foil and spray with nonstick spray.
• 3 in a small bowl, add dried fruits to boiling water.
• 4 cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit for 10 minutes.
• 5 puree dried fruits and water until smooth.
• 6 in a large bowl, blend sugar, butter and eggs.
• 7 add milk powder, vanilla and cinnamon to the egg mixture and blend.
• 8 add flour, flax, wheat germ, crushed almonds and oats.
• 9 stir to combine.
• 10 add fruit puree and stir until combined.
• 11 spread batter (it will be thick like mashed potatoes) in foil-lined pan.
• 12 bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 13 cool in pan for 5 minutes.
• 14 remove from pan to wire rack and cool for 45 minutes.
• 15 peel foil off of bars and cut into squares.