Found An Energy Bar Recipe...

[penguin]

I found Open Original Shared Link recipe at allrecipes.com:

RICE CEREAL ENERGY BARS

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup sesame seeds

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1 pinch salt

1/2 cup chopped dates

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup dried apricots

1/2 cup dried cherries

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup rolled oats

7 cups crisp rice cereal

1 cup corn syrup

1 cup white sugar

1 1/2 cups crunchy peanut butter

1 cup powdered milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

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DIRECTIONS:

Combine the sesame seeds and sunflower seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring until fragrant and toasted. Salt lightly, and set aside to cool.

Combine the dates, raisins, apricots, cherries, chocolate chips and the toasted seeds in the container of a food processor. Pulse to chop until small but not pasty. Transfer to a large bowl, and mix with oats and crisp rice cereal.

In a small glass bowl, mix together the corn syrup, sugar and peanut butter. Heat in the microwave until bubbly. Stir in the powdered milk, vanilla, and almond extract. Pour the peanut butter mixture over the bowl of cereal and goodies, and mix with a wooden spoon until everything is evenly coated.

Press the mixture into a greased 10x15 inch jellyroll pan using wet hands. Cut into squares, and allow to cool completely before removing from the pan.

In search of an energy bar that 1: I could bring my self to eat and 2: isn't slimy vegan-raw food-poke it to see what it is-short burst of sugar, I found this. It looks easy enough, replace at least some of the corn syrup with honey or something, reduce the white sugar or eliminate it, use erewon (??) twice rice, and replace the oats with something. I don't know what to replace them with. I was thinking either rice bran or quinoa flakes. Thoughts?

Hmm, my preference would be to get rid of the chocolate (blasphemy!) and throw in some almonds or pumpkin seeds or something. Just me though. Oh, I guess I'd find something else for the dates, I don't know where to find ones not dusted in oat flour.

[mamatide]

I found Open Original Shared Link recipe at allrecipes.com:

RICE CEREAL ENERGY BARS

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup sesame seeds

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1 pinch salt

1/2 cup chopped dates

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup dried apricots

1/2 cup dried cherries

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup rolled oats

7 cups crisp rice cereal

1 cup corn syrup

1 cup white sugar

1 1/2 cups crunchy peanut butter

1 cup powdered milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

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DIRECTIONS:

Combine the sesame seeds and sunflower seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring until fragrant and toasted. Salt lightly, and set aside to cool.

Combine the dates, raisins, apricots, cherries, chocolate chips and the toasted seeds in the container of a food processor. Pulse to chop until small but not pasty. Transfer to a large bowl, and mix with oats and crisp rice cereal.

In a small glass bowl, mix together the corn syrup, sugar and peanut butter. Heat in the microwave until bubbly. Stir in the powdered milk, vanilla, and almond extract. Pour the peanut butter mixture over the bowl of cereal and goodies, and mix with a wooden spoon until everything is evenly coated.

Press the mixture into a greased 10x15 inch jellyroll pan using wet hands. Cut into squares, and allow to cool completely before removing from the pan.

In search of an energy bar that 1: I could bring my self to eat and 2: isn't slimy vegan-raw food-poke it to see what it is-short burst of sugar, I found this. It looks easy enough, replace at least some of the corn syrup with honey or something, reduce the white sugar or eliminate it, use erewon (??) twice rice, and replace the oats with something. I don't know what to replace them with. I was thinking either rice bran or quinoa flakes. Thoughts?

Hmm, my preference would be to get rid of the chocolate (blasphemy!) and throw in some almonds or pumpkin seeds or something. Just me though. Oh, I guess I'd find something else for the dates, I don't know where to find ones not dusted in oat flour.

I think I'd probably replace the oats with either coconut (shredded) or " enjoy life" granola cereal.

Sounds pretty good and nutritious for long trips. Might try them out too! Thank you.

[Guhlia]

One of the gluten free companies makes an oat replacer. It might be Ener-G. I have no clue what it is, but I remember seeing it on one of my online stores.

[lbsteenwyk]

You can purchase gluten-free oats from:

Open Original Shared Link orOpen Original Shared Link. Our support group has made bulk purchases from both companies and our members have been using their products without problems. Of course they're not cheap; both companies will do special pricing for you if you have a large enough order.

[lorka150]

i use quinoa flakes for oats

[Cheri A]

Those look really good ~ I like the suggestions of quinoa flakes or coconut..mmmm! I may just have to try these myself and sub sunbutter for the pb!

Will print it out for next week... we are trialing rice again right now. She ate Tinkyada pasta yesterday with no ill effects!!

[rinne]

What about ground flax as a substitute for oatmeal?

Thanks for the recipe, I was thinking about this last week when I bought some gluten free power type bars for being on the road and found that besides being expensive I didn't really like them.

I'm with you on the sugar and would probably substitute maple syrup and I wouldn't use corn syrup or the powdered milk, anyone with an idea to substitute for that? I wonder if I could just grind the coconut into more of a powder. Oh and I would use almond butter because I can't do peanuts.

[FrostyFriday]

I found Open Original Shared Link recipe at allrecipes.com:

RICE CEREAL ENERGY BARS

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup sesame seeds

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1 pinch salt

1/2 cup chopped dates

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup dried apricots

1/2 cup dried cherries

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup rolled oats

7 cups crisp rice cereal

1 cup corn syrup

1 cup white sugar

1 1/2 cups crunchy peanut butter

1 cup powdered milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

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DIRECTIONS:

Combine the sesame seeds and sunflower seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring until fragrant and toasted. Salt lightly, and set aside to cool.

Combine the dates, raisins, apricots, cherries, chocolate chips and the toasted seeds in the container of a food processor. Pulse to chop until small but not pasty. Transfer to a large bowl, and mix with oats and crisp rice cereal.

In a small glass bowl, mix together the corn syrup, sugar and peanut butter. Heat in the microwave until bubbly. Stir in the powdered milk, vanilla, and almond extract. Pour the peanut butter mixture over the bowl of cereal and goodies, and mix with a wooden spoon until everything is evenly coated.

Press the mixture into a greased 10x15 inch jellyroll pan using wet hands. Cut into squares, and allow to cool completely before removing from the pan.

In search of an energy bar that 1: I could bring my self to eat and 2: isn't slimy vegan-raw food-poke it to see what it is-short burst of sugar, I found this. It looks easy enough, replace at least some of the corn syrup with honey or something, reduce the white sugar or eliminate it, use erewon (??) twice rice, and replace the oats with something. I don't know what to replace them with. I was thinking either rice bran or quinoa flakes. Thoughts?

Hmm, my preference would be to get rid of the chocolate (blasphemy!) and throw in some almonds or pumpkin seeds or something. Just me though. Oh, I guess I'd find something else for the dates, I don't know where to find ones not dusted in oat flour.

Here is a recipe that can be cut into bars or squares and is delicious:

Date Nut Rice Crisp Bars

½ c honey

½ peanut butter

1/3 c packed brown sugar

3 c gluten-free rice cereal

1 c chopped dates

½ c toasted raw peanuts

2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Grease 13 x 9 cake pan

Into a saucepan put honey, peanut butter and sugar to boil on medium heat. Stir for 2 minutes.

Add cereal, dates, peanuts and stir. Press into pan and add seeds.

Cut into bars or squares.

I found Open Original Shared Link recipe at allrecipes.com:

RICE CEREAL ENERGY BARS

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup sesame seeds

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1 pinch salt

1/2 cup chopped dates

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup dried apricots

1/2 cup dried cherries

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup rolled oats

7 cups crisp rice cereal

1 cup corn syrup

1 cup white sugar

1 1/2 cups crunchy peanut butter

1 cup powdered milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

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DIRECTIONS:

Combine the sesame seeds and sunflower seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring until fragrant and toasted. Salt lightly, and set aside to cool.

Combine the dates, raisins, apricots, cherries, chocolate chips and the toasted seeds in the container of a food processor. Pulse to chop until small but not pasty. Transfer to a large bowl, and mix with oats and crisp rice cereal.

In a small glass bowl, mix together the corn syrup, sugar and peanut butter. Heat in the microwave until bubbly. Stir in the powdered milk, vanilla, and almond extract. Pour the peanut butter mixture over the bowl of cereal and goodies, and mix with a wooden spoon until everything is evenly coated.

Press the mixture into a greased 10x15 inch jellyroll pan using wet hands. Cut into squares, and allow to cool completely before removing from the pan.

In search of an energy bar that 1: I could bring my self to eat and 2: isn't slimy vegan-raw food-poke it to see what it is-short burst of sugar, I found this. It looks easy enough, replace at least some of the corn syrup with honey or something, reduce the white sugar or eliminate it, use erewon (??) twice rice, and replace the oats with something. I don't know what to replace them with. I was thinking either rice bran or quinoa flakes. Thoughts?

Hmm, my preference would be to get rid of the chocolate (blasphemy!) and throw in some almonds or pumpkin seeds or something. Just me though. Oh, I guess I'd find something else for the dates, I don't know where to find ones not dusted in oat flour.

Here is a recipe from Natures Path that is also delicious:

Crunchy Fruit ‘n Peanut Butter Bars

3 cups Nature’s Path Mesa Sunrise, crushed

2 cups Nature’s Path Fruit Juice Cornflakes, crushed

1/2 cup dried apricots, cut into 1/4” pieces

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1/2 cup coconut

1/4 cup chocolate chips

3/4 cup honey

1 1/2 cups crunchy peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla

Mix all ingredients together. Press into 9x9 pan and chill for 2 hours.

Makes 16 large squares

Nutrition facts per square:

Calories 334

Protein 8g

Fat 17g

Carbohydrate 41g

Fiber 4g

These bars are very rich and dense and a good source of fiber and protein. The fat content is due to the peanut butter.

[lonewolf]

I have used slivered almonds to replace oats in recipes with good success. I'm wondering if rice protein powder could be used in place of the powdered milk? Although I wouldn't put a whole cup of it in... It looks like it's in there for nutritional value, rather than for holding the bars together, so maybe some rice protein and ground flax seed would work.

[penguin]

I thought the same thing, only I'm thinking about using soy (oh no, the S word!) protein powder, since milk has a lot of sugar in it. I'm definitely going to add flax.

I think I'll replace the oats with equal parts of quinoa flakes, flax meal, and rice bran.