Snack

Homemade Clif Bar (Base) is for Snack.

Homemade Clif Bar (Base) takes several minutes to prepare.

Homemade Clif Bar (Base) takes several minutes to cook.

Homemade Clif Bar (Base) makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Homemade Clif Bar (Base) are:

BASE:
* 1/4 cup crisp rice cereal (or puffed cereal)
* 1 2/3 cup quick-cooking oats
* 1/3 cup brown rice flour - USED VANILLA PROTEIN POWDER (2 servings, MAY NOT WORK)
* 3 Tbsp. ground flax seed
* 1/4 cup dried fruit*
* 1/4 cup chopped nuts*
* 1/4 cup (heaping) brown rice syrup
* 2 Tbsp. brown sugar (or evaporated cane juice)
* 1/3 cup natural nut butter
* 1 tsp. vanilla extract

* Black Cherry Almond- Use dried cherries for the fruit & almonds for the nuts
* Blueberry- Use dried blueberries for the fruit
* Carrot Cake- Use dried carrots instead of the fruit & add some cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice
* Chocolate Almond Fudge- Replace the brown rice flour with cocoa powder & use almonds
* Chocolate Chip- Replace the dried fruit with chocolate chips
* Crunchy Peanut Butter- Use dates for the dried fruit (or omit) & use peanuts
* Iced Gingerbread- Replace some of the brown sugar with molasses & add ginger, cinnamon
* Maple Nut- Replace the brown sugar with maple syrup
* Oatmeal Raisin Walnut- Use raisins for the dried fruit & walnuts for the nuts
* White Chocolate Macadamia Nut- Replace the dried fruit with white chocolate chips

Here is how you make Homemade Clif Bar (Base):

1. Line an 8 x 8 pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil and lightly spray. 2. Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl (Cereal to Nuts) 3. In a small saucepan, combine the brown rice syrup & brown sugar. Bring it to medium heat and stir often until it starts to get thin & runny. Add in the nut butter and heat an additional minute (until it feels smooth and runny). Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. 4. Pour the saucepan mixture over the dry mixture and stir until completely coated. It will be stiff and start to resemble a big ball of dough. It?s best just to get your hands dirty and knead all the ingredients together! If you knead it for a while and it still feels crumbly, add a splash of milk until it all forms together. 5. Press the mixture firmly into the pan. Don?t be afraid to really pack it in there (the better you do, the better it will stick together). Let cool completely (I popped mine in the fridge) and then cut into bars.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JACLIGHT.

The nutritional information for Homemade Clif Bar (Base) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 165.8

• Total Fat: 6.9 g
• Cholesterol: 11.7 mg
• Sodium: 12.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
• Protein: 7.9 g