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Originally Posted by livinlovinlaughin  Thanks. Some great ideas already!
Does anyone have any good recipes for food bars with oatmeal or lara type bars? (I do not give DS seeds and nuts just yet but I can substitute things)
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I've posted these a couple times but, they're fantastic. They're made with pureed beans and oatmeal and I swear, you can't tell there are beans in it.
It's very customizable as well. Once you have the basic bar recipe, you can add whatever you like to it. I've made it with fruit and nuts, chocolate chips, seeds, dates etc....
I make a big pan of them on the weekends and then cut into bars and freeze them in individual packets for a quick grab and go protein packed meal:
Bean Bars:
2 cups oats (I used old fashioned)
1 cup whole wheat flour (I've subbed coconut flour but you have to add 2 additional eggs)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp cinnamon (optional)
¼ tsp salt
one can white kidney or navy beans, rinsed and drained (I've even used black beans with no problem)
¼ cup butter, softened (can sub coconut oil)
1 cup packed brown sugar (I used 1 C coconut palm sugar and 2 T molasses and I've also added a bunch of dates in place of the sweetener)
1 large egg
2 tsp vanilla
1 - 1 1/2 cup any combo of mix ins you like:
½ cup chocolate chips
½ cup raisins or dried cranberries or dried fruit of your choice
¼–½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans or other nuts/seeds
2–4 Tbsp ground flaxseed (optional) (I sometimes forget to add this and they're fine)
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place the oats in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until it resembles coarse flour. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and process until combined. Transfer to a large bowl.
Put the beans, butter sugar or other sweetener, egg and vanilla into food processor and blend until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
Pour the bean mixture into the oat mixture and stir by hand until almost combined; add the chocolate chips, cranberries, nuts and flaxseed and stir just until blended. Spread dough onto a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick spray, and flatten with your hand (you may need to grease your hands for this).
Bake for 14–16 minutes, until pale golden. Cut into bars. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Here is a blog with tons of recipes for making your own larabars:
http://enlightenedcooking.blogspot.c...rs-part-3.html
