Quinoa Granola Bars

Submitted by Stephie B.

"The simplicity of the bar leaves plenty of room for you to customize it for your liking. Add chocolate chips, nuts, or dried fruit."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup quick oats (make your own quick oats by quickly blending rolled oats until they break down a bit)
• 1 cup cooked quinoa (see package for cooking instructions)
• 1⁄4 cup oat flour (grind oats in a coffee grinder until they reach a flour-like consistency)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 1⁄4 cup applesauce
• 1⁄4 cup peanut butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl, mix together oats, quinoa, oat flour, and cinnamon. Add honey, applesauce, nut butter, and vanilla. Mix until a sticky mixture forms. If you want to use any add-ins, throw in a handful now, and mix them inches Press mixture into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Once cooled, cut into 8 bars. Store in an airtight container. For traveling, put bars in a blastic bag or wrap in aluminum foil.
2. Enjoy.