Sweet! (10/23/10)

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High Protein Breakfast Bars

Enjoy these healthy breakfast treats made with almonds, hempseeds, flaxseed and brown rice syrup.

Parchment paper
Oil for spraying or brushing
1 1/2 cups kamut flakes or thick rolled oats
1/2 cup dried tart cherries or cranberries
1/4 cup ground flaxseeds
1/3 cup almonds, roughly chopped
1/4 cup hempseeds
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup brown rice syrup, honey or agave nectar
1/4 cup almond butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon orange zest

Preheat oven to 325F. Line an 8x 8-inch baking dish with parchment paper and or grease with oil. In a large bowl, mix together kamut flakes, cherries, flax, almonds, hempseeds and salt. In a small saucepan over medium heat, mix brown rice syrup, almond butter, vanilla and orange zest and stir until almond butter is melted. Add to dry ingredients and stir to combine. Transfer to prepared pan and cook for 25 minutes, or until brown on top. Allow to cool before cutting into pieces (it will harden as it cools). Store in an airtight container or freeze.