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Chewy Granola Trio

Chewy Granola Trio

Power Food: Sunflower Seeds
Free From: Gluten, Dairy, Soy
Course Dessert
Keyword Desserts
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 120.3

Ingredients

Dry:
  • 1 cup oatmeal gluten free & quinoa flakes
  • 1 cup flax seeds sprouted, ground
  • ¾ tsp. sea salt
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
Wet:
  • 2/3 cup maple syrup pure (grade B)
  • ½ cup apple sauce unsweetened
  • 1/3 banana mashed
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract pure
Protein & A Touch Of Sweet:
  • ½ cup almonds slivered, raw (soaked overnight) (or other nut or seed)
  • ½ cup sunflower seeds raw (soaked overnight)
  • ¼ cup hemp seeds
  • 1/3 cup dried tart cherries or cranberries unsweetened

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 ºF.
  • Mix all dry ingredients together: oats, quinoa flakes, flax seeds, sea salt, cinnamon, almonds, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, and dried cherries into a medium bowl.
  • Mix all wet ingredients together: maple syrup, apple sauce, banana and vanilla extract.
  • Pour wet ingredients into dry, fold in almonds, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds and dried cherries. Using your hands mix well.
  • Cookies: Use a tablespoon to scoop out a heaping tablespoon of the mixture and roll into a ball. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and repeat. Use a fork to press flat and bake for 5-6 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
  • Balls: Skip the baking step and simply roll into ~ 40 balls!
  • Bars: Spread mixture into a 9” X 9” parchment paper lined baking pan. Press firmly so that it is flattened and evenly spread. Bake for 25 minutes, or longer for a crunchier version. Let sit until cool and cut into 12 bars. Place in an air-tight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 2 months. You can also break them up into granola bites
Variations:
    Protein Power: Remove ½ cup flour and add ½ cup protein powder
      Blueberry: Remove cherries and replace with blueberries
        Coco-Nutty-Goji: Remove cherries and replace with large flake coconut and goji berries
          Chocolate Fix: Remove cherries and replace with chocolate chips (DIY chocolate chips in www.powerfoods101.com)
            Peanut Butter: Remove apple sauce and banana and replace with ¾ cup peanut butter, natural and sugar free
              Green Energy: Add 2 Tbsp. matcha green tea powder (whole ground green tea that you can find at your health food or Asian grocery store)

                Notes

                Nutritional Facts (for 2 balls or ~ ½ cup of granola bites or 1 cookie) : Calories 120.3  |  Total Fat  3.6 g | Saturated Fat 0.4 g  | Monounsaturated Fat 1.6 g | Polyunsaturated Fat   1.4 g |Trans Fat  0 g | Cholesterol 0 mg | Sodium  170.3 mg  | Potassium 289 mg |  Total Carbohydrate 20.8 g | Natural Sugar 9.2 g  | Dietary Fiber 3.3 g | Protein  4.8 g | * Manganese 35.5 % |  *Vitamin C 12.8 %  |  *Iron 12.2 %
                *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
                 
                Nutritional Facts (for granola bars): Calories 200  |  Total Fat  6 g | Saturated Fat 0.67 g  | Monounsaturated Fat 2.67 g | Polyunsaturated Fat 2.4 g |Trans Fat  0 g | Cholesterol  0 mg | Sodium  284 mg  | Potassium 483 mg |  Total Carbohydrate 34 g | Natural Sugar 15.4 g  | Dietary Fiber 5.5 g | Protein  8.2 g | * Manganese 59  % |  *Vitamin C 20.5  %  |  *Iron 12.2 %
                *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.