Although I love eating out, I'm a huge fan of cooking and baking at home as well. It's generally healthier, cheaper, and a whole lotta messy fun. And you know how much I love messy fun.
I recently made these snack bars for my father-in-law, but ended up devouring most of them myself. What? They're good. And since they're a lot healthier and cheaper than the store-bought variety, I can both afford and fit into some stuff I'm dying to get my grubby little hands on. Ok, maybe I can't afford a lot of it quite yet. But I'm getting there, one home-made snack bar at a time.
Skinny Jeans Snack Bars:
In a bowl mix together: 2 cups oats; 1/2 cup whole wheat flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/3 cup dried sour cherries; 1/3 cup chocolate chips
In a separate bowl mix together: 1/2 cup "wet" sweetener such as honey, maple syrup, or agave; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 3/4 cup peanut or almond butter
Mix wet into dry until fully incorporated. Press into 8 x 8 baking tray. It should look like so:
If your're really smart, you've doubled the recipe.
Bake at 375 for about 15-20 minutes, or until top is golden brown. Let cool before slicing into bars. Stare at the bars with creepy, lustful eyes before digging in.
Oh yeah, that's the stuff
yummy that looks soo nice..thats for the recipe..
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That look soooooooooo yummy. Funny u stared at the bar before digging in, giving them a warning " here I come"? haha
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Those look so good!! Vegeterian too? Love that! hahaha
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Nice! And if you use dark chocolate, these will be vegan as well as vegetarian. Thanks for the recipe :)
ReplyDeleteThese look goo-ood. I love that they're mostly oats and whole wheat: that's a nice antidote to the white-flour-laden treats I've been gobbling this pre-Christmas season!
ReplyDeleteAny idea if I could safely swap in, say, half a cup of nuts for protein? I'm not sure whether it would be better to just dump them in or take out half a cup of something else...
That looks really good and very easy to make! Although with my cooking abilities (or lack thereof) I probably shouldn't say that...
ReplyDeleteThe first picture of you looking at the treat is adorable! :)
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I used to make these all the time! My favorite variation was cinnamon/vanilla/Craisin. You can turn it into granola if you just spread it out over a baking sheet instead. And cook it a little longer to dry it out.
ReplyDeleteOoo YUM! This sounds so good, and anything that makes you have lustful stare must be good!!!
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Oh, yum! Those sounds amazingly delicious!
ReplyDeleteWell.. they SOUND amazingly delicious. They don't "sounds." Geez, I hate when I have typos that make me sound like an idiot. lol
ReplyDeleteI'm too lazy to make my own bars ... which is silly because your recipe doesn't sound too difficult at all. And creepy, lustful eyes at good? Oh, you're a girl after my own heart ...
ReplyDeleteThat looks cool I should try it!
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Thanks for the recipe. I may just have to give it a try? Not much of a cook but who knows?
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That looks awesome Skippy. I love the lustful eyes too (laughs)
ReplyDeletehahah looks good :) Im definitely a foodie as well :)
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these look really good! i will have to try some!
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You are too cute Inna! These look absolutely delicious!! Hope you are enjoying your holidays!
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ReplyDeleteOooh, they look delicious!
ReplyDeleteI think I'll have to try your recipe :)
Yum!!!!
ReplyDeleteYum! Haha, I love the pics of you eating :)
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! Adding this to my list of recipes to try ... I need to wean myself off the dozen-cookies-a-day holiday eating regimen. :)
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