Name: Dark Chocolate Apricot Granola Bars Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: ½ cup loosely packed light sugar; 2 tbsp solid coconut oil; ¾ cup white whole wheat flour; 1½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats; ½ cup Dark Chocolate Raisinets; ½ cup dried apricots; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 large egg whites; ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Dark Chocolate Apricot Granola Bars Recipe

How To Make Dark Chocolate Apricot Granola Bars

Sweet and juicy apricots with a slightly tart flavor taste really awesome with dark chocolate in these addicting granola bars.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½cuploosely packed light sugar,or dark brown
2tbspsolid coconut oil,or cold butter, cut into cubes
¾cupwhite whole wheat flour,spoon & leveled
1½cupsold-fashioned rolled oats
½cupDark Chocolate Raisinets,or Milk Chocolate Raisinets, or dark chocolate chips
½cupdried apricots,chopped
1tspground cinnamon
2largeegg whites,lightly beaten
¼cupunsweetened applesauce
1tsppure vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Lightly spray a 8 by 8 baking pan with cookie spray. Set aside.
Combine brown sugar and coconut oil in a medium bowl until crumbly and well mixed.
Place in the refrigerator while you prepare the dry ingredients.
In another medium bowl, mix together, flour, oats, raisinets, apricots, and cinnamon.
Remove the sugar/oil mixture form the refrigerator and mix in with the dry ingredients.
Add egg whites, applesauce, and vanilla. Lightly stir to combine. Do NOT overmix.
Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until sides are barely browning.
Cool completely before cutting into squares.