Berry Berry Baked Bars by Sangeeta on Jun 12, 2011
Hey friends as a dietiician i feel high fiber , healthy fats & some proteins are ,the nutrients people need 2 sustain them for any amount of time. Just one piece of this bar in lunch box of kids or as an afternoon snack or mid night snack or after work outs can do wonders :)
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- Prep time:
- Yields: 10-12 small size
- 1cup protein powder/soy pow./skim milk pow/ whey powder
- 1/2cup oat bran
- 1/2cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4cup wheat germ
- 1/2 tsp rock-salt
- 1/2cup raisins
- 1/2cup dried cherries
- 1/2cup dried blueberries
- 1/2cup dried apricots
- 1/2cup roasted walnuts
- 1/2cup tofu / cottage cheese / ricotta cheese
- 1/2cup un strained apple juice
- 1/2cup orange juice
- 1/2cup dark brown sugar
- 2/3cup peanut butter
- any vegetable oil for brushing
Line the baking dish with parchment (butter paper) paper with oil. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
In a mixing bowl, combine oat bran, protein powder, wheat germ, wheat flour and salt ans set aside.
Coarsely chop raisins , dried cherries, blueberries, apricot and walnuts; and place in a small bowl and set aside.
In a 3rd mixing bowl whisk the tofu until smooth, add the apple juice, brown sugar and peanut butter. Add mixture of 1st bowl, whisk ; fold in the dried fruits.
Spread evenly in the prepared baking dish and bake for 35mins.Remove from the oven and cool completely before cutting into squares.Store in an air tight container for a week.
just keep in mind that skim milk powder has half the protein of soy or whey.If you want to preserve it for longer time period, avoid tofu or paneer.
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