Quinoa Granola Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup quick oats (make your own quick oats by quickly blending rolled oats until they break down a bit)
1 cup cooked quinoa (see package for cooking instructions)
1/4 cup oat flour (grind oats in a coffee grinder until they reach a flour-like consistency)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl, mix together oats, quinoa, oat flour, and cinnamon. Add honey, applesauce, nut butter, and vanilla. Mix until a sticky mixture forms. If you want to use any add-ins, throw in a handful now, and mix them inches Press mixture into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Once cooled, cut into 8 bars. Store in an airtight container. For traveling, put bars in a blastic bag or wrap in aluminum foil.
Enjoy.