Yogurt Fruit Bars

MommyMakes's Note:

From the American Diabetes Association. Wonderful and healthy to-go breakfast for kids and adults! Freeze well in individual portions.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 (6 ounce) package mixed dried fruit , coarsely chopped
• 1⁄3; cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1 cup plain fat-free yogurt or 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
• 1 large egg
• ¼ cup apple juice concentrate
• 2 tablespoons oil
• nonstick cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, mix all dry ingredients. Add dried fruits and walnuts.
3. In a medium bowl, combine yogurt, egg, apple juice concentrate, and oil.
4. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients until blended.
5. Coat a 9 X 13 inch pan with vegetable spray, spread batter in pan.
6. Bake 45-50 minutes or until done. Cool 10 minutes before slicing.
7. Slice into 8 servings. Freeze in individual portions if desired.

Reviews

[JoyceJoann]

Made these for my new sugar free diet. I followed directions exactly, and used dried apple and cranberry pieces. I didn't have it in the oven long -less than 30 min and they were already way too browned. They were overdone and dry, with a bland flouriness to them. I may try this again, with less cooking time, maybe more applesauce and some oatmeal, and some protein powder. We did eat them for breakfasts, but were not crazy about them.

[brokedownrage]

This is a great starter recipe or "idea recipe" as I call it. There are a lot of ways to change it and make it your own. I found it got a little too fluffy so next time I will half the soda and powder. This had a great taste and I can't wait to try different combinations of fruits! I'm already thinking of playing with the flour too maybe making it half oat flour - yum! I kept half fresh and froze half, I can see myself making several batches at a time to freeze!

[AprilShowers]

I'll have to try these again another time and try to rate them higher. My main "issue" with these is that the recipe said to bake for 45-50 minutes. I checked on mine after 27 minutes and they were quite brown. Thus they ended up being quite dry whereas I had anticipated them being moist like other reviewers had described. I made these exactly as described using a tropical fruit mix, which was perfect since they came in small bits that worked out very nicely. I omitted the nuts since my kids don't really like nuts in their baked goods. They were okay straight from the oven, but I tossed the leftovers because they were just too dry.