Energy Bars

These bars will give you energy when you need it and satify your 3pm "hungries."

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 24 bars

Ingredients

• 1  cup  quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1⁄2 cup  shelled unsalted raw sunflower seeds
• 1⁄2 cup toasted wheat germ
• 1⁄4 cup whole wheat pastry flour or 1⁄4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 cup  dried apricot
• 1⁄2 cup  raw  almonds
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup  pitted dried dates
• 1⁄2 cup  nonfat dry milk powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄3 cup pure maple syrup
• 2  large eggs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with.
3. cooking spray.
4. Place all ingredients, except maple.
5. syrup and eggs, in a food processor.
6. and pulse until everything is finely.
7. chopped. Add the syrup and eggs and.
8. pulse until the mixture is well.
9. combined. It will resemble a coarse.
10. paste.
11. Transfer to the baking sheet and.
12. spread evenly to cover the bottom.
13. Bake until lightly browned (about 20.
14. minutes).
15. Allow to cool for 15 minutes, then cut.
16. into 24 bars. Store in airtight.
17. container at room temperature for.
18. about 3 days or wrap individually and.
19. freeze for up to 3 months.