You need:
2 cups old fashioned or instant oats, uncooked
1 cup flour
2/3 cup dried cherries/blueberries/craisins/raisins (your choice)
1/2 cup chopped almonds/pecans/walnuts (your choice, or none if allergies)
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
3/4 cup ground flaxseed meal
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup honey (I used agave nectar, and a bit less than 1/2 cup)
2 cups finely chopped apples or pears
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
Preheat oven to 350. Grease or spray a 9x13 metal baking pan. Glass works but the bars may be a bit harder to cut. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, flour, dried fruit, nuts, brown sugar, wheat germ, flaxseed, cinnamon, and salt until well combined. Stir in the oil, honey, apples or pears, vanilla, and egg until blended. Get your hand damp and use it to pat the mixture into the baking dish. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until the edges are a pale golden color. Cool completely in the dish on a wire rack. When cool, cut into 12, 18, or 24 pieces. Wrap the pieces in plastic wrap or foil, put in ziploc bags, and freeze. To eat, unwrap, and thaw in microwave on high for 1 minute.
servings based on 24 bars: 1 bar = 180 calories, 6 grams fat, 10 mg cholesterol, 55 mg sodium, 29 g carbs, 3 g fiber
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