Go-Figure Bars "Cliff"

Go-Figure Bars "Homemade Cliff"
This is a Secret Recipe.....not any more. I will post picture soon.
1 1/4 Cups puffed brown rice cereal (rough chopped)
1 cup uncooked Raw Oatmeal. (rough chopped)
2 Tablespoon Freshly ground flaxseed meal.
2 Tablespoon Freshly ground chiaseed meal.
1/4 Cup finely chopped nuts or seeds (I used sunflower and sesame seed)
2 Tablespoon Hemp nut. (not ground)
1/2 cup popped Amaranth. (remember super easy, check out recipe on this blog)
1/2 cup dried fruit. (like currants, Raisans, Dates, dried blueberrries, cranberries, bananas etc.)
2 Tablespoon Stevia (or Truvia)
Mix all above in bowl
Get a Sauce Pan Very Hot. Nothing in it.
Turn off heat add in:
1/2 cup Natural Peanut Butter or Nut butter.
1/3 cup Brown Rice Syrup
1/4 cup Agave
Let this combination warm up while stiring.
Pour warm mixture over cereal mixture, until coated.
This is when I will add in
1/2 cup of Mini-Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips. Make sure mixed as cooled a little so the chips don't melt
Add small amounts of water...1 Tablespoon at a time if needed.

Press firmly into a 8 inch cookie sheet. I use a little roller to get it nice and flat.(1/2 inch)
Chill for 30 min to help it set.
You can wrap up bars or just eat them.

Now if you don't have the chia, flax, and Hemp that is ok. They are to boast up the nutrition. I would encourage you to get them.
Also I use a Magic bullet to chop and powder. I use the flat blade. It works on the oatmeal, puffed rice, seeds, flaxseed and chia. It will also work on nuts.

This recipe can have a million variations. You could add in cocoa pwd, carob pwd,  carob chips, honey(in place of brown rice syrup), nuts, molassas, cherries, dried apples, cinnamon, vanilla, orange oil, almond butter, almond extract etc etc.  It is also very fast to make because there is no cooking.
If you need help finding ingredients, then comment and I will let you know.

Starting a Healthy Heritage

For a while now I've wanted so much to leave a legacy of healthy eating with my children. I have struggled(and still do) with certain areas of my eating. It's true, I love love love vegetables. Although I find it bothersome in the amount of prep it takes to cook them properly. I have felt strongly as of late, that I need to start incorporating more grains into my diet, and thus trickle down to the young'ns. Even though my desire to cook with grains is great, I'm not sure how to. So I am jumping in with both feet and just going for it. Of course I feel a little(maybe a huge)push from Melissa. She is such an inspiring person. I know it's possible to make good grain foods. So today, I just went for it. I reduced both the oil and sugar in these zucchini muffins and added applesauce, bananas, bran, and whole wheat. There is no white flower in these muffins. I really like how they taste. But the test is to see if the young'ns like them. If they do, I'll share the recipe. If not, it's back to the drawing board.




Doesn't it look good though?

Alright, they were a hit with half my young'ns.  So I consider that a success.  Here is the recipe.  I just dumped things into the bowl. I mixed as I went.  So add the ingredients as they are listed. So here goes:

4TBL Canola/Olive Oil
1 Banana(I let the mixer smash it up)
1/2 cup sugar
1 can applesause
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups zucchini, shredded
1 cup coconut
1 cup bran
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, add more if needed
1/2 cup finally chopped chocolate, or mini chocolate chips

You will want to use muffin liners for these.  Since there is hardly any fat, you'll need them.  I baked 24 of these in a 350 oven for about 20 minutes.  Hope you love them.