Chai Spiced Granola Bars
- Preparing Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Served Person: 0
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/8 sp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
- 1 cup lightly toasted pecans
- 1 cup lightly toasted almonds
- 2 tbsp. spelt flour(i use organic)
- 2 tbsp. all purpose flour(i use organic)
- 2 tbsp. ground flaxseeds
- 1/8 sp. baking powder
- 1/4 cup old-fashion rolled oats
- 1 cup pitted madjool dates
- 1/3 up un-sulfured dried apricots diced
- 1/3 up organic raisins
- 1/3 up dried cranberries(sweetened with juice)
- 1 organic egg
- 5 tbsp. maple syrup
- 1 tbsp. chai spices(ground ginger cinnamon, clove, black pepper, and cardamom)
- Carbohydrate 0.5313 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 0.00252 g
- Fiber 0 g
- Protein 0.00252 g
- Saturated Fat 0.00042 g
- Serving Size 1 1 recipe (5g)
- Sodium 436.4055 mg
- Sugar 0.5313 g
- Trans Fat 0.001512 g
- Calories 12 calories
Prep the day before:Pre-heat oven to 350. Spread the pecans and almonds on a cookie sheet and lightly toast for 8 minutes on the middle rack. Let cool and store in air tight container.Cut the apricots into small pieces and store in airtight container.Make the Chai Masala(spice). Combine the ground ginger, cinnamon, clove,black pepper, and cardamom.Make the Bars:Preheat the oven to 350 and line a 8 inch square pan with parchment paper. In a food processor add the spelt flour, all purpose flour, ground flaxseed, salt, baking soda,baking powder and pulse 6 times.Add the dates and oats and process for 10 seconds. Add the pecans and almonds and pulse 9 times. Add the raisins, cranberries and apricots and pulse 9 times.In a large bowl whisk the maple syrup, chai spices, egg and vanilla extract until blended. Add the mixture from the food processor to the maple syrup bowl and mix until all the ingredients are well coated.Spread the mixture in the pan and bake for 25 minutes. The bars should be golden brown. Let the bars cool for 15 minutes and cut into 10 bars. Leave the bars in pan until completely cooled.
