Homemade Granola Bars

Makes 16 bars

• 1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
• Sweetener equivalent to 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup wheat bran cereal, such as All-Bran or Bran Buds
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground allspice
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp salt (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups large-flake , rolled, or steel-cut oats
• 1 cup finely chopped dried apricots
• 1/2 cup shelled sunflower seeds
• 3/4 cup applesauce (unsweetened)
• 1/2 cup apple juice (unsweetened)
• 3 omega-3 eggs
• 2 tsp vegetable oil

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. Line a shallow 8 by 12 inch baking dish with parchment paper
3. Mix the four, sweetener, baking powder, wheat bran, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and salt, if using, in a large bowl. Stir in the oats, apricots, and sunflower seeds.
4. In a separate bowl, mix the applesauce, apple juice, eggs, and oil together, and add to the flour mixture.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and spread it out evenly.
6. Bake until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool and cut into 16 bars. Keep the bars in the freezer and microwave on high for about 30 seconds to warm.

Recipe via The G. I. Diet by Rick Gallop