Jo-Ann's Power Bars Recipe - Allrecipes.com

Since we don't have a piano in our apartment, Stephen leaves early in the morning to go practice for a few hours. So I keep looking for healthy, filling recipes of easy-to-grab and go foods he can take with him for his breakfast. I've tried three different energy bars. The first I already posted on here. The second was a disaster so I'm not posting it. This is the third one I've tried and I really like it. It's a whole lot cheaper to make than the first recipe I posted. Also, I think it's a good base recipe -- easy to switch it up with different fruits/nuts/seeds for variety. In several of the reviews of this recipe, people said they added more applesauce, about 3/4 cup, to make it more moist, so I did that too. You probably could get away with not adding any oil at all since you're adding more applesauce but I didn't think of that till afterwards. Also, I ommitted the brown sugar - we don't like power bars to be super sweet and the honey gives it enough sweetness. Finally, Stephen feels like he needs more protein, so I put a half cup of protein shake powder and only put 1/4 cup or so of whole wheat flour to even it out. Don't cook too long or they will be dry -- I only cooked them for 25 min.

Jo-Ann's Power Bars Recipe - Allrecipes.com:

1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat and barley nugget cereal (e.g. Grape-Nuts™)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 beaten egg
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup unsalted sunflower seeds
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 (7 ounce) bag chopped dried mixed fruit
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a 9 inch square baking pan with aluminum foil. Spray the foil with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, stir together the oats, flour, cereal, and cinnamon. Add the egg, applesauce, honey, brown sugar, and oil. Mix well. Stir in the sunflower seeds, walnuts, and dried fruit. Spread mixture evenly in the prepared pan.
Bake 30 minutes, or until firm and lightly browned around the edges. Let cool. Use the foil to lift from the pan. Cut into bars or squares, and store in the refrigerator.