Corn Syrup Energy Bars

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 cups natural-style peanut butter, preferably fresh ground
• 1 -2 tablespoon cocoa
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (more if you want)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups naturade vegetable protein powder (available at health food stores)
• 3 cups quick oats or 3 cups old fashioned oats, pureed into a powder in a food processor

Recipe

• 1 mix the first 6 ingredients in a bowl.
• 2 stir in protein powder until the mixture becomes too stiff, then use your hands to mix.
• 3 add in oats; at this point upper body strength is required.
• 4 the dough will be very stiff.
• 5 after mixing, spread onto a 11.
• 6 5" x 15" jelly roll pan coated with non-stick cooking spray.
• 7 refrigerate for at least one hour; cut into 30 bars, and place each into a ziploc bag or store them somehow.
• 8 they will remain fresh longer if refrigerated.
• 9 happy eating!