Community Pick
Healthy Chocolate Nut Squares
"These are very healthy. When I make them I usually eat a large square for breakfast, and then eat a few squares every few hours as snacks. They actually taste like dessert, but they're healthy enough to eat for a meal. This is a revised recipe that I got from the back of Seven in the Morning cereal."
photo by bricookie55
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
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16 squares
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 1 cup Grape-nuts cereal or 1 cup seven in the morning cereal
- 3⁄4 cup oats (I use old-fashioned, but quick oats would work)
- 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons wheat germ
- 1⁄3 cup pecans or 1/3 cup walnut pieces
- 1⁄4 cup mini chocolate chip (I use a little less)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 ounces nonfat yogurt (plain or flavored)
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg white
- 1⁄2 cup applesauce (1/3 cup olive oil can be used instead)
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Combine all ingredients through the cinnamon (cereal, oats, whole wheat flour, flax seeds, wheat germ, nuts, chocolate chips, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon) in a large mixing bowl.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
- Pour into lightly sprayed 13x9 dish.
- Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
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Reviews
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These bars are great! I used half Splenda and half sugar and the result was perfect. I will enjoy these for breakfast and snacks. Thanks for posting! -
these are good. I didn't have any wheat germ so I just used 3 tbsp flax seeds. I also used white flour and olive oil. overall they are good but will wait for huddy to be the final judge tonight! -
I love these! So easy and versatile too. I used 1/2 cup of sugar because my applesauce was sweetened, and used almonds as my nut, and did everything else according to the recipe. It came together quickly and the bars froze well, too. Thanks for the recipe! -
Delicious! I made them exactly as recipe stated and like everyone else I found them to be super moist and delicious! I will be making these on a weekly basis!
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I have been looking for something that was healthy and tasty and this fits the bill. I did use 1/2 cup brown sugar like one reviewer said. I didn't have wheat germ so I just doubled the flax. It was so moist and I had it for breakfast and for a mid-afternoon snack.
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Yummy! I was very impressed with how tasty this healthy recipe is. I made a couple of substitutions, just because I realized too late that I didn't have yogurt or applesauce in the house. I used milk instead of yogurt and apple butter in place of the applesauce. The apple butter gave a wonderful flavor; I think I'd use it again! These bars turned out great - very moist and flavorful! It's a keeper! I might try it next time with cranberries or raisins in place of the chocolate chips.
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Great recipe - doesn't taste healthy:) Thanks for posting it. I have made this a few times now and the best part of this recipe is that it's so adaptable. I've used several different cereals and usually use buttermilk instead of yogurt and 1/2 c brown sugar. I love making my own chunky apple sauce in the microwave for this. Even my super picky hubby loves these. Thanks for the great recipe. This is one of my absolute fav's. -
This was great, of course I've made substitutions. Added a 1/2 a cup of blueberries, used greek yogurt instead of plain, used splenda brown sugar, added a teaspoon of cocoa powder instead of chocolate chips for a chocolate taste. I've made it about 6 times and used different cereals everytime, cheerios went very well. What a great versatile recipe. My DH and my friends were amazed lol!!!!! Thanx!!!!!!
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These are delicious. I have made them twice in the last two weeks. I was suprised that they stayed moist and "cake-like" in texture. I did make a few substitutions: Used all bran for the cereal, whole flax seeds instead of meal, lite sour cream istead of yogurt, egg beaters instead of eggs, and 1/3 cup of brown sugar splenda istead of 2/3 cup white sugar. I also used home made chunky applesauce, so it had big pieces of moist yummy apple in it. Even my picky kids gobbled these up...thanks for sharing..will be making this one again and again!
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I'm a stay-at-home mother who loves to cook. I try to stay pretty active -- especially since I have 2 young boys and a baby girl. I love using my church's monthly pot-luck lunch as a testing ground for new recipes. I love American Test Kitchen's, Weight Watchers, Cooking Light, & Prevention cookbooks. I have an enormous pile of recipes from magazines I want to try someday.
