I’ve always wanted to try to make power bars or granola, but they’re always so high-calorie, and full of sugar or fat, that I decide not to bother. We were going out of town for the weekend, though, and I wanted to be sure that I had something to eat in case I was stuck in a place where I didn’t like anything (like if there was an omelet restaurant, for instance). I also wanted to be sure there was something in case we had to wait a while between meals.
I already had everything to make Almond-Honey Power Bars if I made a few minor substitutions. The only dried fruit I had was raisins, so I used a full cup to substitute for the other fruits. I used brown sugar instead of turbinado sugar, used extra almonds for the other seeds, and used plain cheerios as the cereal. I may have cooked the almond butter-honey mixture a little too long or I may have refrigerated it too long, because it was much easier to break them into pieces instead of cutting them.
These were a really satisfying snack. They’d be perfect with a glass of milk. I’m not a fan of raisins, but I didn’t mind them in this. With the almonds and almond butter, it was pretty almond-y, but I think it’d be good with natural peanut butter or some other nuts, too. Maybe I’ll play around. Alex already wants me to make another pan.
Alex says
Alex already wants you to make a pan a day.