Perfected Energy Bar Recipe

Since my original energy bar post on 2/19 - I have been busy in the kitchen. And I've come up with the PERFECT energy bar recipe. Check it out. You. will. love. this. recipe. I guarantee it!

-2 eggs
-1 c organic brown sugar
-2 t vanilla extract
-3 T soy protein powder
-2 T MaraNatha cashew mac butter
-2 c Nature's Path Hemp Plus Granola
-1/2 c unsweetened cranberries
-1/2 c chopped pecans
-1/2 c carob chips

Preheat over to 35o degrees. Spray Canola Oil on 2 L glass pan.
Mix eggs, sugar, protein powder, cashew/mac butter. Add granola, cranberries, pecans and carob. Pour into glass pan and press until flat in pan. Bake 20 minutes.

Let cool for 20 minutes.
Enjoy!

--Heather
www.HeatherStrang.com

Homemade Energy Bars - For you!

Everyone who knows me knows how much I LOVE bars. Luna, Cliff, Odwalla - they are my daily companions. I carry them in my car, purse and stocked in my kitchen. For a busy writer on the go - they're perfect. People who know me, also know that if I get hungry, it's a bad, bad thing. I don't do hungry well AT ALL. I eat every 3 hours and if I go without food beyond that, I'm no fun (to put it mildly). Hence, the bars.

A long winded intro to a recipe, I realize, but here we go. Bars are expensive - at their lowest $1/each. To save myself some cash, I've created some delicious energy bars. Here is my first concoction:

-2 eggs
-1 c organic brown sugar
-2 t vanilla extract
-2 c granola
Recommend Nature's Path HempPlus Granola
-1 c dried fruit
Recommend dried apples - low in natural sugars/calories
-1 c chopped almonds
Not finely chopped, use a food processor
-1 c carob chips
-1/8 c soy protein powder

Preheat oven to 325. Spray 2.2 L glass or non-stick pan with canola oil spray.

Beat egg, sugar, vanilla, and protein powder until smooth. Stir in granola, dried fruit, chopped almonds, and carob chips.

Pour into baking pan. Using spatula, press granola mixture firmly so that it evenly covers the pan.

Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool thoroughly (20 minutes) before cutting into bars.
Enjoy!

--Heather

www.HeatherStrang.com

Back From Kauai With Great New Product Recommendation

The trip to Kauai and Po'ipu Beach was amazing! If you haven't taken an 8-day vacation free of telephone, email, and work - do so now. You will not regret it. Here's a picture of Jim and I at a fabulous restaurant - Plantation Gardens. The food was divine. We had "Seafood Lau Lau" which was steamed shrimp, scallops, and Ono. If you look closely, you'll see it on our table.

Right before I left, the folks at MaraNatha sent some of their yummy nut butters. We took the No-Stir Creamy & Sweet Peanut Butter with us. We had a full kitchen in our condo and frequently dined on peanut butter and jelly (homemade with Splenda!) toast and sandwiches. The No-Stir is DELICIOUS. You don't have to deal with the obnoxious and messy oil at the top or anything. Just creamy goodness.

They also sent their Natural Cashew & Macadamia Butter which is absolutely YUM-A-LICIOUS (did I just make that word up?). You don't want to put jam over this nut butter, it's too good for that. Instead, dip apples into it, spread on toast, or eat a spoonful out of the jar (my preferred method).

I also discovered some great new recipes while on vacation - so stay tuned!
--H

www.HeatherStrang.com