Oatmeal Peanut Butter Energy Bars Gluten Free Food

OATMEAL PEANUT BUTTER ENERGY BARS - GLUTEN FREE

Steps:

• Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• (Or, you can also use wax paper on the bottom of your pan if you wish).
• In a large bowl, combine oats, rice cereal, & dry fruit & set aside.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine honey, peanut butter, maple syrup, coconut oil, & cinnamon. Stir and cook until mixture just begins to bubble, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract, & protein powder.
• Pour peanut butter mixture over the oatmeal mixture and stir gently until well combined. Transfer to baking dish, cover with wax paper and press firmly into dish. Allow to cool completely. (will cool faster in the refrigerator).
• Cut into squares or bars.

OATMEAL PEANUT BUTTER ENERGY BARS

Steps:

• Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine honey, peanut butter, maple syrup, canola oil, brown sugar, cinnamon. Stir and cook until mixture just begins to bubble, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
• In a large bowl, combine oats, rice cereal, wheat germ, peanuts, apricots, figs and salt.
• Pour peanut butter mixture over oatmeal mixture and stir gently with a spatula until well combined. Transfer to baking dish, cover with parchment paper and press firmly into dish. Allow to cool completely (will cool faster in the refrigerator). Cut into squares or bars.

GLUTEN-FREE DREAMY PEANUT BUTTER, BANANA & OATMEAL ELVIS BAR

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease or spray an 8 x 8 inch baking pan and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the first 4 ingredients and cream together well. Add in the vanilla, stir, then add in the peanut butter. Stirring carefully so you don't spill, work in all of the peanut butter until in is completely incorporated.
• Sprinkle the baking soda over the entire mixture, add in the oatmeal and chocolate chips and blend until well combined.
• Pour into the 8 x 8 baking pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. Top should be nice and brown and center will still be slightly wiggly/moist. Allow to cool completely before cutting into them.

NATURAL NO-BAKE PEANUT BUTTER ENERGY BARS.

Steps:

• Combine peanut butter and honey in a large nonstick pot and warm up over a low heat until runny and mixed.
• Mix in the oatmeal (and protein powder if using).
• You don't want to cook it, just heat it up enough to stir everything together nicely.
• Press into a 9x9-inch pan.
• Let cool, then cut into 16 equal bars.
• Wrap each bar in foil and store in plastic bags. - No need to refrigerate as the ingredients are natural.