Queen of ArugulaTo all of you who promptly jumped onto my blog in search of the “missing” energy bar recipe that I referenced, I apologize for the confusion.
This recipe is from Eating Well magazine, a subscription definitely worth purchasing if ever there was one. The first time that I tasted this recipe I thought it was overly sweet, but then it grew on me, as long as I consumed it in small doses. I especially like it with a big glass of skim milk after my early morning workouts. The protein and simple carbohydrate mix is great for recovery following heavy strength training or an extra long cardio workout (something in excess of 60 minutes.)
This quick recipe doesn’t require baking, a huge plus and particularly appealing during hot summer weather, assuming that summer even makes an appearance in Chicago this year.
- 1/2 cup dry roasted salted peanuts *
- 1/2 cup roasted sunflower seeds or other chopped nuts
- 2 cups raisins or other chopped dried fruit
- 2 cups rolled or instant oats
- 2 cups toasted rice cereal, such as Rice Krispies
- 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ (optional)
- 1/2 cup creamy or crunchy natural peanut butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup or honey **
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Coat an 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
2. Combine peanuts, sunflower seeds (or other nuts), raisins (or other dried fruit), oats, rice cereal and wheat germ (if using) in a large bowl.
3. Combine peanut butter, brown sugar and corn syrup (or honey) in a large microwaveable bowl; microwave on High until bubbling, 1 to 2 minutes. Add vanilla and stir until blended. Pour the peanut butter mixture over the dry ingredients and stir until coated.
4. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan. Press down firmly. (It helps to coat your fingers with cooking spray.) Let stand for about 1 hour to harden. Cut into bars.
* Assuming that you use unsalted, natural peanut butter, the salted peanuts add the only sodium in the recipe, but it’s perfectly fine to use unsalted peanuts if you prefer.
** I used honey.
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Hi Stacie,
Thanks so much! If you go to the Eating Well magazine site and search on this particular recipe, they have the nutrition info listed. I hesitate to list that info, because I don’t have it for every recipe that I post (especially the recipes that I create on my own.) It’s very, very easy to make - and so delicious!! Take care.
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