Pumpkin Clif Bar Recipe Hack

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups kashi warm cinnamon oat cereal
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 1/2 cup brown rice flour
• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup apricot, loosely chopped
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
• 1 teaspoon ginger, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice
• 1/4 cup almond butter
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees. combine cereal, flour, wheat germ, walnuts, apricots, seeds, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt in food processor. blend until cereal is fairly crumbly/almost a flour. raisins and apricot should still be somewhat formed. in a separate medium-large bowl combine pumpkin puree, maple syrup, orange juice, and almond butter. add dry mixture to wet ingredients and stir until well blended.
• 2 form medium ball and shape mixture into about a 1.25′ x 3-3.5′ rectangle bar. place bars on non-stick cookie sheet and place in oven. bake for 9-10 minutes. remove from pan and cool completely. store in an air tight container.