Chewy Energy Bars Recipe
- cooking spray
- 6 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons flax seeds, ground
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
- Stir water and flax seeds together in a bowl. Mix oats, pastry flour, sugar, raisins, chocolate chips, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl.
- Beat peanut butter and maple syrup together in a bowl; add flax seed mixture and stir. Pour peanut butter mixture into oats mixture and stir until well-blended. Press mixture into prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 15 minutes. Cool briefly before cutting into bars and transferring bars to a cooling rack.