Vegan Energy Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
6 tablespoons water
2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup chopped dried apricot
1/2 cup carob chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup turbinado sugar or 1 cup organic light brown sugar
1/2 cup brown rice syrup (Lundberg Sweet Dreams)
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup almond butter or 1/2 cup peanut butter

Preparation

Mix the flax and water together and let it soak.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Combine oats, flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
Stir in apricots, carob chips, and walnuts.
Wisk together sugar, rice syrup, almond butter, applesauce, and soaked flax.
Stir in oat mixture.
Spread mixture in 9x13 pre-sprayed pan and pat down firmly.
Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool completely before cutting.