Snack

Mixed Berry Bars is for Snack.

Mixed Berry Bars takes 35 minutes to prepare.

Mixed Berry Bars takes 35 minutes to cook.

Mixed Berry Bars makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Mixed Berry Bars are:

1 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup quinoa
1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 cup roasted unsalted sunflower seeds
1/2 coarsely chopped walnuts (pieces)
1 cup dried mixed berries
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp coarse salt
1/4 cup honey
2 tbsp neutral tasting oil (like canola)
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs plus 1 egg white
vegetable oil cooking spray

Here is how you make Mixed Berry Bars:

heat oven to 350. cook quinoa in water about 12 minutes, till most of the water is absorbed. meanwhile, toast oats for 5 or 6 minutes till they're golden brown. then, toast walnuts 6 or 7 minutes till they smell. put oats and nuts in a bowl, transfer quinoa to roasting pan and roast for 15-20 minutes, till it's basically dry, stirring a couple times. meanwhile, add seeds, berries, sugar, and salt to the bowl. after you take out the quinoa, while it cools, add honey, oil, and vanilla to the eggs. then mix quinoa into dry ingredients. finally, mix wet ingredients in. spray standard 9x13 and pour in. flatten. cover loosely with foil and bake for about 25 minutes or until firm. this time could vary by as much as 7 minutes... play with it.Serving Size: makes 8 rectanglesNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MJBABYHIITIT.

The nutritional information for Mixed Berry Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 388.2

• Total Fat: 16.4 g
• Cholesterol: 46.5 mg
• Sodium: 170.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 63.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
• Protein: 9.2 g