Granola Bars - Vegan

Name: Granola Bars - Vegan
Ingredients: 34 cup brown sugar, firmly packed; 6 tablespoons Earth Balance natural buttery spread, softened; 14 cup sugar; 1 12 teaspoons Ener-G Egg Substitute; 2 tablespoons warm water; 2 tablespoons agave nectar (light); 12 teaspoon vanilla; 2 tablespoons sunflower seed butter (or any other nut butter); 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 12 teaspoon baking soda; 14 teaspoon salt; 1 12 tablespoons flax seeds, ground; 1 14 cups puffed brown rice cereal; 1 cup almonds, slivered (or sliced); 1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips (vegan); 1 12 cups rolled oats; 12 cup dates or 12 cup fig, chopped; vegetable oil cooking spray

19 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

34 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
6 tablespoons Earth Balance natural buttery spread, softened
14 cup sugar
1 12 teaspoons Ener-G Egg Substitute
2 tablespoons warm water
2 tablespoons agave nectar (light)
12 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons sunflower seed butter (or any other nut butter)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
12 teaspoon baking soda
14 teaspoon salt
1 12 tablespoons flax seeds, ground
1 14 cups puffed brown rice cereal
1 cup almonds, slivered (or sliced)
1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips (vegan)
1 12 cups rolled oats
12 cup dates or 12 cup fig, chopped
vegetable oil cooking spray

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9x13 pan with vegetable spray.
2

In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, butter, and sugar until light and fluffy.
3

Whisk together the egg substitute and the warm water until powder is dissolved.
4

Add to butter/sugar mixture along with agave nectar, vanilla, and sunflower seed butter.
5

Beat until combined.
6

In a separate bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and flaxseed.
7

Add the flour mixture gradually to sugar mixture and beat until combined.
8

By hand, stir in almonds, brown rice puffs, chocolate chips, oats, and dates/figs until well mixed.
9

Press mixture firmly into the greased pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown.
10

Cool completely and cut into squares.