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Recipe: Fruit and nut bar
By Mayo Clinic staffOriginal Article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fruit-and-nut-bar/RE12366
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Dietitian's tip: This treat is much healthier than a candy bar — count it as your sweet treat for the day.
Serves 10
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quinoa flour
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1/4 cup flax meal
- 1/4 cup wheat germ
- 1/4 cup chopped almonds
- 1/4 cup dried apricots
- 1/4 cup chopped dried figs
- 1/4 cup buckwheat honey
- 1/4 cup chopped dried pineapple
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions
Combine all ingredients, mix well. Spread half an inch thick over a parchment-lined sheet pan. Bake at 300 F for 20 minutes. Cool completely and cut.
Nutritional analysis per serving
| Serving size: 1 bar | |||
| Calories | 61 | Sodium | 5 mg |
| Total fat | 1 g | Total carbohydrate | 11 g |
| Saturated fat | trace | Dietary fiber | 1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g | Sugars | 7 g |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.5 g | Protein | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | ||
Source: Created by the chefs at Mayo Clinic's Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center.
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