Oatmeal Energy Bars
Description
These delicious vegan oatmeal energy bars taste just like their full-fat, non-vegan oatmeal cookie cousins, but without all the guilt!
Ingredients
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1 1/3 cups rolled oats
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1/2 cup all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips
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1/2 cup ground unsalted cashews
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2 tablespoons shelled unsalted sunflower seeds
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1 tablespoon ground flax meal
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1 tablespoon wheat germ
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon sea salt
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1/2 cup honey, warmed
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1/3 cup almond butter
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x11-inch baking dish with aluminum foil.
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Whisk oats, flour, chocolate chips, ground cashews, sunflower seeds, flax meal, wheat germ, cinnamon, and sea salt together in a large shallow bowl.
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Stir warmed honey, almond butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until well-mixed. Pour honey mixture into oat mixture; stir until batter is well-combined. Turn batter out into prepared baking dish. Lay a sheet of waxed paper over batter and press firmly to evenly distribute in the baking dish. Remove and discard waxed paper.
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Bake in the preheated oven until golden and fragrant, about 12 minutes. Pull aluminum foil from baking dish and cool bars in the aluminum foil for 10 minutes; remove and discard aluminum foil. Cut into bars.