Energy Bars

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Excellent! Everyone I have made them for has loved these. My mother-in-law and co-workers keep asking me to make them again. My co-workers even offered to pay me for all of the ingredients!

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Followed the recipe to a "T" and my husband and I love it! Will definitely be making this again!

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Makes a great lunch!

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I didn't want to buy a huge pkg. of dry nonfat milk that I'd never use up, so I substituted 1 6oz. vanilla yogurt, and used 1 egg instead of 2. I also chopped the ingredients, like other reviewers. Delicious!!

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Ideas: Add one very ripe smashed banana to provide moisture and a nice flavor addition. Don't grind up the ingredients to a paste; just chop them for a chunkier bar that will spotlight the flavor of individual ingredients and provide extra crunchiness. For a satisfying flavor enhancment: add 1 tsp vanilla extract and ½ t ground cloves in addition to the ½ tsp of cinnamon, then sprinkle the top with cinnamon if you want a more “desserty” taste, or if you just like cinnamon. Substitute almond flour instead of pastry flour, for a flavorful but pricey alternative. The key with the dried fruit is to experiment. You might prefer dried blueberries instead of raisins. Also, some dried fruit is much sweeter than another brand, so just make batches with substitutions until you find your preference. Cut the bars into one-bite cubes if you’re serving them at home for a group. Store them in the freezer in snack-size ziplock baggies for a take-and-go snack. Very versatile recipe!

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The bars are good and easy to make but I find them dry. As an alternative, I break up the bars and add skim milk and eat as a cereal for breakfast. These bars do sustain hunger throughout the morning which is great!

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My Husband and I love these bars. I love that they are not too sweet and very easy to make. After making these many times we've decided we like them better with just chopping up the ingredients, like the nuts and dried fruit, but not pulverizing them. It turns out to be more of a gronola bar with chunks of fruits and nuts. It's also a great recipe to change ingredients, to use what you have. I use Walnuts instead of sunflower seeds, dried berries instead of raisins, etc. Love it!

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I love these bars!!!!!! They are so soft and delicious! I love the whole grain flavor and natural fruit combination.

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My husband is very active power lifter and Active duty military. It's always been a challenge to keep him fed well on his crazy schedule and store bought protein bars get pricey when he eats them a lot. I add a little more protein to these for his diet but we love them the way they are too. They taste great and I buy ingredients in bulk to save money. A plus!! And my kids love them too! And they are much more nutritious than the granola bars in the store!

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These bars are very good. I used ingredients as listed, but followed other reviewer's advice to process half of the sunflower seeds and fruit initially and then added the other half later (leaving them more coarsely chopped. I also baked them in an 8x8 pan, lengthening the baking time, and making thicker bars. I lined the pan with parchment paper, making it easy to remove them from the pan (and easy to clean up.