Peanut Butter Chia Power Bar

a square cereal bar topped with chocolate.

By: Mark Nanna, Executive Chef, The Lawrence

40 minutes

Total Servings: 9, Serving Size: 1 bar

intermediate

Ingredients

¼ cup dry-roasted peanuts

¼ cup chia seeds

1½ cups rolled oats

1½ cups crisp rice cereal

½ cup dates

1 tablespoon molasses

3 tablespoons peanut butter (creamy or chunky)

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 pinch cinnamon

1 pinch nutmeg

½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°F. On a foil-lined cookie sheet, toast chia seeds, peanuts, and rolled oats for about 12 minutes. After toasting, add chia seed mixture to cereal in a large mixing bowl.

Hand-chop or pulse dates in a food processor and add to rice cereal/chia seed mixture.

In a small pot, combine molasses, peanut butter, vanilla extract, cinnamon and nutmeg. Heat pot on low heat and stir until smooth (about 5 minutes). Combine the wet and dry ingredients with rubber spatula and press into a foil-lined, 8×8 baking pan.

Bake for 10 minutes. If using chocolate chips, bake for 5 minutes. Remove pan, sprinkle chips evenly across top and bake for additional 5 minutes. Smooth chocolate on top and refrigerate or let set to cool.

Cut into 9 even power bars, serve. Makes: 9 servings.

Nutrients Per serving

Calories185
Fat8g
Saturated Fat1g
Cholesterol0mg
Carbohydrates26g
Protein5g
Fiber5g
Sodium28mg

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