Friday, May 22, 2009

Power Bars

As promised, the recipe:

1 cup peanut butter (or any nut butter)
1/2 cup honey
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup sunflower seeds
2/3 cup dried cranberries (or any dried fruit)
3 tbsp sesame seeds
1/3 cup chocolate chips (optional)
2 cups puffed brown rice cereal

1. Grease an 8×8 pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, mix together peanut butter, honey and vanilla extract until well-combined.
3. Add sunflower seeds, dried fruit, sesame seeds and chocolate chips and combine thoroughly with the peanut butter mixture.
4. Gradually add the puffed brown rice cereal.
5. Firmly press the mixture into the prepared 8×8 pan; you may need to use your hands and get messy (wet hands slightly).
6. Cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours then cut into squares.

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Happy Foto Friday - here's a peak at the yummy goodness.



Enjoy!

18 comments:

Mel-2nd Chances said...

Nice, I'm gonna snag that recipe and try them out! Thanks for posting it! Have fun sunday!

Marci said...

Yummy, and I will definately add the choc chips! Have fun this w/e!

Groover said...

I'm always searching for alternative race nutrition that doesn't cost the earth and this looks so yummy. I'll try this for sure.

joyRuN said...

THanks for sharing! I'm looking forward to making these :)

Unknown said...

looks good. thx for sharing the recipe!

Lily on the Road said...

thanks!!! I'll make some for tomorrow!

Tyly said...

I can't wait to try these!! Thank you very much for posting this!

Jess said...

Looks delish!

RunningLaur said...

Oooo I might have to do this - I already have all the ingredients! Thanks!

Marky Mark said...

printed and ready to try them-thanks!

Denise said...

Thanks for sharing! Sound delicious!

Carly said...

YUMMMM! Those look great. Thank for posting the recipe.

Lindsay said...

wow they look and sound amazing! can you think of anything i could sub for the peanut/nut butter, as i can't have nuts?

ps - chocolate chips are NOT optional, they are required! :)

I Run for Fun said...

Wow! They sound delicious. I will definitely try them. Thanks for the recipe.

teacherwoman said...

I am so going to have to try this recipe! MMMM!

Runner Leana said...

Ohh, those look so tasty! Thanks for sharing!

Felice Devine said...

Thanks! I'm going to make these.

Anonymous said...

Looks great! Do you think oatmeal would work instead of the cereal?