Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Lentil Granola Bars
Servings:
20 bars |
Prep:
15 minutes |
Cook:
20 minutes
Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Lentil Granola Bars
Servings:
20 bars
Prep:
15 minutes
Cook:
20 minutes
Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Lentil Granola Bars
Servings:
20 bars
Prep:
15 minutes
Cook:
20 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup (250ml) red lentils
- 1 ¾ cups (315ml) water
- 3 cups Manitoba rolled oats
- ¾ cup Manitoba whole-wheat flour
- ¼ cup ground flax
- 1 cup (250ml) walnuts – chopped
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 3/4 cup corn syrup
- 2 (10ml) teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) salt
- ½ cup dried cranberries – chopped
- 1 cup dark chocolate (250g) – coarsely chopped
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Put water in saucepan and bring to a boil. Add red lentils and reduce heat to a simmer – will take approximately 20 minutes to cook, uncovered. Remove from heat, drain excess liquid (if any) and allow to cool.
- Combine oats, flour, flax, walnuts, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl and whisk together.
- In a separate bowl, combine lentils, peanut butter, corn syrup, and vanilla. Blend with a whisk until fully incorporated.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix fully. Fold in cranberries and chopped chocolate.
- Press the mixture firmly into a 9 x 13 baking pan (parchment on top to keep your hands or utensils from sticking can help) and bake for 25 minutes.
- When done, allow to cool and cut into desired bar-shaped size.