Energy Bars, Oatmeal Peanut Butter [vegan]

The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature, the person, the work, the doings, and the existence of the great God whom he calls his Father. There is something exceedingly improving to the mind in a contemplation of the Divinity. It is a subject so vast, that all our thoughts are lost in its immensity; so deep, that our pride is drowned in its infinity. Other subjects we can compass and grapple with; in them we feel a kind of self-content, and go our way with the thought, “Behold I am wise.” But when we come to this master science, finding that our plumb line cannot sound its depth, and that our eagle eye cannot see its height, we turn away with the thought… “I am but of yesterday, and know nothing.” No subject of contemplation will tend to humble the mind, than thoughts of God.

C.H. Spurgeon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy	Vegan		6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	Honey
1/3	c	Raisins, seedless
3	T	Peanut butter
1	T	Flour, vital gluten
1 1/3	c	Rolled oats
1/3	c	Oat bran
3	T	Apple juice, frozen
		concentrate defrosted
2	T	Soymilk, 1% vanilla
		vitasoy or plain/fat
		free
2	t	Lecithin, granules

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine all ingredients in cusinart and blend until a nearly smooth
paste.  Spread in 8"x8" or 9"x9" pan or drop on cookie sheet and shape
into a  "cliff bar" shape. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes. Let
completely cool  before eating. You can vary the ingredients for
different flavors--use  other sugars instead of honey, use jam instead
of the raisins, use  different nuts if you don't want the pronounced
flavor of peanut (like  cashew, almond, hazlenut, etc.)  They pack
easily and seem to improve in flavor overnight. However,  it's hard to
make them last that long in my household!  253 calories per 1/6th
recipe/per bar fat: 7.4g sat. fat: 1.3g  cholesterol: 0 carbohydrate:
44g dietary fiber:3.7g protein: 8.2g  sodium: 44mg  Percentages based
on a 2000 kcal daily diet: A: 0% C: 1% Calcium: 2%  Iron: 9% Posted to
EAT-LF Digest by Charisa Martin  <charisa@moonstruckmuses.com> on May
27, 1998

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