High-Protein Low-Fat Granola Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cooking spray
1 cup drained canned chickpeas
2 egg whites
1 small apple, grated
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup puffed wheat cereal
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup almond butter
1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins(R))
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
Combine chickpeas and egg whites in a food processor; blend until well mixed.
Pour chickpea mixture into a bowl. Add apple, oats, puffed wheat, applesauce, chocolate chips, honey, almond butter, cranberries, almonds, and cinnamon; stir until batter is evenly mixed.
Drop tablespoonfuls of batter into the prepared muffin tin; press down to flatten.
Bake in the preheated oven until sides are golden, about 12 minutes.