Yield: 24 pieces
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
½ cup ground flaxseed
⅓ cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup raisins, chocolate chips, or your favourite unsweetened dired fruit
½ cup sunflower seeds
½ tsp salt
⅓ cup honey
1 egg, beaten
¼ cup canola oil
¼ cup applesauce
2 tsp vanilla extract
1
Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Oil 9 x 13 inch (22 x 33 cm) baking pan.
2
In large bowl, mix together oats, flour, flaxseed, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins, sunflower seeds, and
salt. Make a well in centre; set aside.
3
In small bowl, combine honey, egg, canola oil, applesauce, and vanilla. Add liquid ingredients to well and
mix. Pat mixture evenly into a prepared pan.
4
Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until bars begin to turn golden at edges. Cool 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow bars to cool completely before cutting or they will be too hard to cut.
Recipe courtesy of CanolaInfo.
Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
½ cup ground flaxseed
⅓ cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup raisins, chocolate chips, or your favourite unsweetened dired fruit
½ cup sunflower seeds
½ tsp salt
⅓ cup honey
1 egg, beaten
¼ cup canola oil
¼ cup applesauce
2 tsp vanilla extract