A dear friend whom I have known since seventh grade was rightly concerned about the amount of fat in my previous granola bar recipe post. She would like to find one that has 3 grams of fat or less. I spent a good number of minutes researching this yesterday and I found a new recipe which I haven't tried, but I have included below.
This recipe calls for no chocolate chips (which my kids love!!!!), and no butter. They substitute raisins and applesauce for those two ingredients. No one in my house likes soggy raisins so I think I will skip that substitution and stick to my chocolate chips, but lower the amount of sugar called for to 1/4 cup.
I have made brownies using applesauce before but they never turn out tasting as good as the ones using butter, but in the name of health, I will do a full substitution and if it doesn't work out, I'll have to slowly add more butter back in. :) Hope you like it!!!
Playgroup Granola Bars
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup wheat germ
3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cups raisins (optional)
3/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup honey
1 egg, beaten
1 cup applesauce
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease 9 by 13 inch pan.
2. In large bowl, mix together oats, sugar, wheat germ, cinnamon, flour, and raisins (if using), and salt. Make a well in the center, add honey, egg, applesauce, and vanilla. Mix wet and dry ingredients thoroughly. Pat mixture into prepared pan.
3. Bake 30 -35 minutes in preheated oven. Cool for five minutes and cut into bars.
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