Granola Energy Bars

Name: Granola Energy Bars
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: Makes 8 to 12 bars
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 2/3 c rolled oats; 1/3 c oatmeal flour; 2/3 c brown sugar (less or more); 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder; 1/4 c flax seeds; 1/4 c sunflower seeds; 1/4 c pumpkin seeds; 1 Tbsp chia seeds (optional); 1/4 c melted butter or coconut oil; 1/4 c honey or maple syrup; 1 Tbsp water; 1 tsp vanilla extract; Pinch salt

Bianca Mwale @bianca_eatsy

Zomba, Malawi

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It’s summer in Malawi, which means my kitchen currently feels like the surface of the sun. Naturally, I have decided that cooking is a luxury reserved for cooler times of year (or people with better air conditioning). Luckily, l have got a stash of trusty granola bars to grab and go—just enough energy to dodge the stove while still keeping me on my game.

This week’s stars are flax seeds and oats, two kitchen MVPs that I almost always have on hand. Flax seeds because, well, fiber and omega-3s, and oats because they are like the culinary equivalent of a trusty sidekick: simple, reliable, and in everything (almost). So here I am, fueled up and kitchen-sweat-free, all thanks to these handy bars that l hope you get to enjoy too my Cookpad pals 😜

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Bianca Mwale @bianca_eatsy

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Ingredients

25 minutes

Makes 8 to 12 bars

1 2/3 crolled oats
1/3 coatmeal flour
2/3 cbrown sugar (less or more)
1/4 tspcinnamon powder
1/4 cflax seeds
1/4 csunflower seeds
1/4 cpumpkin seeds
1 Tbspchia seeds (optional)
1/4 cmelted butter or coconut oil
1/4 choney or maple syrup
1 Tbspwater
1 tspvanilla extract
Pinchsalt

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Preheat the oven to 175C. Line a desired pan with parchment paper and set aside
2

Thoroughly combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Spread mixture in the prepared pan and firmly pat down for stable bars once cooked
3

Bake for 25 minutes or until golden around the edges
4

Take out of the oven, loosen the edges and cool for about 5 minutes in the pan.
Using a sharp knife or bench scraper, cut the bars while still in the pan and carefully transfer onto a wire rack to cool completely
5

Individually wrap cooled granola bars with plastic wrap and consume within a week. These can be kept in a cookie jar on your kitchen counter or in the refrigerator according to preferrence