Carrot cake bars

These bars are combine healthy ingredients to create a delicious bar that is great for breakfast, dessert or a hearty snack.

Ingredients:

1 cup rolled oats (old fashioned, not quick)

1 1/2 cup oat flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon

2 c mashed bananas

½ cup liquid egg white

¼ cup brown sugar

1 1/4 cup finely grated carrot

½ cup applesauce

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¼ cup raisins

¼ cup shredded coconut

¼ cup crushed walnut

parchment paper/cooking spray

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the oats, oat flour, baking soda, and cinnamon in a small bowl. In a large bowl, mix together the mashed banana, egg whites, brown sugar, carrots, applesauce and vanilla. Add the oats/flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix well. Stir in the raisins, coconut and walnuts. Spoon into 12 x 9 baking pan coated with cooking spray or lined with parchment and back about 30 minutes, until top is firm.

Makes 15 servings

Serving size: 1 bar (1/15 th of recipe) Calories 140 Protein 4 g Carb 25 g Fiber 2 g Sugars 10 g Fat 3 g Saturated fat < 1g Sodium 15 mg

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