RECOVERY BARS
Makes 32 bars
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup applesauce, unsweetened
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup unprocessed wheat bran
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 ounces prunes, pitted and chopped
1/4 cup flax seeds
In a mixer, cream butter, applesauce, honey, brown sugar, peanut butter, eggs and vanilla.
Combine oats, flour, bran, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
Mix into creamed mixture.
Stir in prunes and flax seed.
Spread into lightly greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
Bake at 350ºF for 18 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool in pan, then cut into bars.
Store in airtight container or freeze.
Note: These bars can be wrapped individually and frozen. You can then take out as many bars as you need for each endurance activity recovery.
Per Serving: 125 Calories; 5g Fat (31.5% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 16mg Cholesterol; 75mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 1/2 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; ½ Fruit; 1 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.