High Octane Energy Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. rolled oats
1 c. crunchy whole grain cereal
1/4 c. sesame seeds
1 1/2 c. dried apricots
1 c. raisins
1/2 c. wheat germ
1/2 c. protein powder
1 tsp. butter
3/4 c. brown rice syrup
1/2 c. natural peanut butter
1 tsp. cinnamon

Preparation

Grease a 9 x 13-inch pan and set aside.
Toast the first three ingredients in a 350\u00b0 preheated oven for about 10 minutes, stirring once after 5 minutes (do not let mixture brown).
Move mixture to a large mixing bowl.
Add apricots, raisins, wheat germ and protein powder, separating the dried fruit so they don't stick together and mixing all ingredients thoroughly.
In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and add brown rice syrup, stirring until bubbly.
Mix in the last two ingredients.