Ingredients
1 c old fashioned oats
½ c protein (I used Aria Protein in vanilla)
½ c wheat/barley nugget cereal (I used the Grape-Nuts knock off)
½ t ground cinnamon
2 egg whites, beaten
⅓ c unsweetened applesauce
¼ c sugar-free syrup
¼ c tightly chopped hazelnuts
2 T peanut butter (I used PB2)
Nutritional information
per bar: 83 Calories ~ 12.8 g carbs, 5.3 g protein, 1.7 g fat & 1.6g fiber
Instructions
-Preheat oven to 325*
-Cut parchment paper to fit the bottom of the 9in square dish or 2qt oblong Pyrex baking dish (7 in x 11 in), spray sides and bottom of dish with cooking spray.
-Mix together oats, protein, cereal, cinnamon and hazelnuts in a bowl.
-Beat with Cuisinart hand mixer the egg whites and add applesauce, syrup and peanut butter in separate bowl to mix thoroughly.
-Combine dry with wet and mix.
-Spread evenly in prepared dish
-Bake for 25-30 min, allow to cool and cut into bars.
-store in refrigerator
