[Zeruiah]

I am stuck !


I am making some toasted grain breakfast bars with fruit in them to have on the days that I cannot fix breakfast or when I want a snack. But, I am looking for a binder to keep the ingredients together so that when I put them in the oven they harden a bit and I can cut them into squares. Any suggestions? Here are a list of the ingredients:


Whole Oats
Quinoa
Mixed Dried Fruits
Flax Seed
Puffed Rice
Raw Honey


Would appreciate anyones input... I really want to stay on plan with the ingredients.




Thanks !!


Zer~

[Leeney]

do a search for Lynnie's Oat Bars on this forum. Back in the day, a lot of used her recipe. I believe she cooked her oats first though.

Could you add eggbeaters, put them in a shallow pan, bake them and then slice?

[Zeruiah]

I wanted to try and do a 'no-bake' version.... if I could...... drying instead of baking. I will go and look at the bar recipe and see what I can do to 'tweek' it.


Thanks !!


Zer~

[Chrysalis]

Medjool dates - if you can only find the chopped, box kind put them into a colander and rinse the sugar off. You can put them into a food processor or mash them with a fork. This will make a sort of homemade "lara" bar. I do it all the time, and they're wonderful.

Also, you can use fresh dates or Stevia or Splenda in a cup of pure pumpkin. Add pumpkin pie spice and microwave 1 minute. Voila! No fuss pumpkin 'pie' that won't kill your dieta.