Mock Nutrigrain Bars Food

COPYCAT NUTRI GRAIN BARS

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, combine berries, lemon juice and sugar.
• Stir very frequently. As the berries soften, use your spoon to squish them a bit.
• Once mixture comes to a boil, use a thermometer to measure temperature. When the mixture reaches 220 degrees, remove from heat. This will take about 15 minutes.
• Allow filling to cool completely before using for bars.
• In a large bowl or base of stand mixer, stir together almond flour, 1 cup of all purpose flour, corn starch, oats, salt, baking powder and cinnamon.
• Once combined, add melted butter, coconut oil, vanilla, eggs, honey, and 1/4 cup milk. Beat until a soft dough forms, about 3 minutes.
• Form dough into a ball as best you can (the dough is very sticky), and cover in plastic wrap. Place in refrigerator for at least two hours.
• Flour a working surface with about 1/4 cup flour (I use a Wilton fondant mat). Using your hands, spread out dough as best as you can. Sprinkle top of dough with extra flour and roll to about 1/8-1/4" thickness.
• Cut dough into 4 inch by 4 inch squares.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• Fill bars with about 2 tbsp of filling in the center of each square. Turn two sides of square in toward each other so that it makes a rectangle. Gently squeeze ends of the rectangle together to seal in the filling.
• Place rectangle seem side down on prepared baking sheet.
• Brush tops of bars with remaining milk. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until bars are starting to turn a light golden brown.

MOCK NUTRIGRAIN BARS

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, oatmeal, and melted margarine; cover the bottom of a 9x13" baking pan with half of this mixture and press firmly into place.
• Combine jam and water; spoon evenly over mixture in pan.
• Crumble remaining mixture evenly over jam layer and press lightly into place.
• Bake at 375° for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned on top; cool completely before cutting into bars.

BACKPACKER BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°.
• Grease a 13 x 9" baking pan.
• Cream butter, with 1 cup brown sugar.
• Stir in oats, wheat flour, white flour, wheat germ and orange zest.
• Press mixture into bottom of prepared baking pan.
• Combine eggs, almonds, chocolate chips, raisins, coconut, and remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar; mix gently, but thoroughly.
• Pour over butter mixture; spread evenly.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.
• Cool before cutting into bars.