Ashley’s Healthy Snacks On The Go-Snack Bars
 

Ingredients

• 3 pouches Optimum Power® Cinnamon Blueberry Flaxseed Hot Oatmeal, uncooked



• 1 cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour, plus 2 tsp. additional for preparing pan




• 2 bananas


• 2½ tsp. Baking Powder



• ½ tsp. Baking Soda



• ½ tsp. Salt


• ¼ cup tofu


• 1⅓ cup Vanilla Yogurt



• ¼ cup Vegetable Oil, plus more for greasing pan



• ½ cup Hemp Seeds


• ⅓ cup Dried Goji Berries


• 2 tablespoons Hemp Seeds

Directions

1. Set rack in center and preheat oven to 375F. Brush oil on 9-inch square pan and dust with flour.



2. In large bowl, combine instant oatmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.



3. In a small bowl blend tofu, bananas, yogurt and oil.



4. Reserve 2 tbs. hemp seeds and add remainder to dry ingredients, along with liquid and goji berries. Mix just until flour is absorbed; do not over mix.


5. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Smooth off top and scatter on reserved sunflower and pumpkin seeds. Very gently press them into batter.



6. Bake 9 minutes. Rotate pan. Continue baking until edges are golden and begin to pull away from sides of pan, and cake tester inserted into center comes out dry, 7 to 8 minutes longer.


7. Set pan on rack to cool. Cut in half, then cut each half into 4 or 5 bars. Store in a tightly sealed container and refrigerate for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 4 months.

Health Benefits

• Goji Berries - one of the most nutritionally rich fruits on the planet.


• Packed with vitamins, minerals, protein and antioxidants.


• Taste like combination of cranberries and cherries.


• Considered complete source of protein.


• A single goji berry can contain up to 21 trace minerals including zinc, iron, copper, calcium and 18 different amino acids.


• Flaxseed - great source of fiber.


• Hemp seeds - Hemp is considered one of the world's most nutritious plants.


• Hemp seeds contain all of the essential amino acids making them an ideal source of protein.


• The essential fatty acids are abundant in hemp seeds and come in a ratio that is highly beneficial to humans.


• Good source of magnesium, iron, and potassium, and fiber.


• Antioxidant comes from its vitamin E content.

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