Apple Honey Breakfast Bars Food

OATMEAL APPLE BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a 9" x 9" glass baking dish with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Cut in the butter using two knives, your fingers, or the paddle blade. The mixture should resemble coarse breadcrumbs. Scoop out 1 cup and set aside.
• Add the oats and honey to the mixture in the bowl and use your fingers to mix together without creating a paste.
• Pour this mixture into the prepared pan and press down firmly and evenly to create a crust.
• Add apple cores and leftover apple pieces (if any) plus lemon juice and vanilla extract to a food processor blender and process until the mixture looks like thick applesauce. You will need about ¼ cup of this mixture, so add additional apple pieces if necessary.
• In a medium bowl, combine the pureed apple mixture with the diced apples and stir well. Pour evenly over the crust.
• Sprinkle the reserved crumb topping over the apples, pressing down lightly.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown. Remove the bars from the oven and let them cool completely at room temperature, about 2 hours.
• For best results, place in the refrigerator for 2 hours before cutting.
• Makes 16 bars.

APPLE-HONEY BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Butter bottom and sides of 8-inch (20 cm) square baking pan, or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Place cereal in large resealable food storage plastic bag; seal bag and slightly crush with rolling pin or meat mallet or slightly crush in food processor.
• In large bowl, mix cereal and sunflower nuts; set aside.
• In 3-qt (3 L) saucepan, heat honey, brown sugar, apples and cinnamon just to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter. Pour over cereal mixture; stir gently until evenly coated.
• Press mixture evenly into pan with back of wooden spoon. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.

NO-BAKE APPLE BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Butter bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan, or spray with cooking spray. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and slightly crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or slightly crush in food processor).
• In large bowl, mix cereal and sunflower nuts; set aside.
• In 3-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, brown sugar, apples and cinnamon just to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter. Pour over cereal mixture; stir gently until evenly coated.
• Press mixture evenly into pan with back of wooden spoon. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.