Granola Bars - Vegan

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 6 tablespoons earth balance natural buttery spread, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ener-g egg substitute
• 2 tablespoons warm water
• 2 tablespoons agave nectar (light)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons sunflower seed butter (or any other nut butter)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flax seeds, ground
• 1 1/4 cups puffed brown rice cereal
• 1 cup almonds, slivered (or sliced)
• 1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips (vegan)
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup dates or 1/2 cup fig, chopped
• vegetable oil cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9x13 pan with vegetable spray. in a large bowl, beat brown sugar, butter, and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 whisk together the egg substitute and the warm water until powder is dissolved. add to butter/sugar mixture along with agave nectar, vanilla, and sunflower seed butter. beat until combined.
• 3 in a separate bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and flaxseed. add the flour mixture gradually to sugar mixture and beat until combined.
• 4 by hand, stir in almonds, brown rice puffs, chocolate chips, oats, and dates/figs until well mixed. press mixture firmly into the greased pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown. cool completely and cut into squares.