Peggy's Fruit N' Nut Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup dates
• 2 cups raisins
• 3 cups mixed dried fruit, pineapple, mango, papaya
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 6 teaspoons egg substitute, dissolved in 4 tbsp water or 1 -2 egg
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup flax seed, whole
• 1 3/4 cups mixed nuts, unsalted
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup whole oats
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 add vanilla to pineapple juice in a large mixing bowl and stir well.
• 2 chop larger dried fruit into bite sized pieces and add to juice. stir well. let sit for a minimum of one hour, stirring occassionly.
• 3 whisk together eggs (or egg replacer) and then stir in honey. whisk well then stir into fruit mixture.
• 4 add flaxseed and nuts to fruit mixture. stir well.
• 5 mix together, flour, oats, baking powder and spices. stir well then add to fruit mixture in about three batches. stirring well between additions.
• 6 lightly grease 12 x 15 glass baking dish. add mixture to dish and press down well.
• 7 bake at 350 oven for about 40 to 45 minutes. do not overbake.
• 8 remove from oven and allow to cool before removing from pan.
• 9 cut into thin bars and store in airtight container.
• 10 these can be frozen but in our house they don't last that long. enjoy!