Baxter Park Energy Bars

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease a 9×13″ pan.
• Toast the first three ingredients in the prepared pan in the oven for about 8 minutes, stirring halfway through – do not let it get brown.
• Move mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add the dried fruit, raisins, wheat germ and protein powder and mix throughly.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter or oil and add the syrup (or honey) stirring till bubbly.
• Mix in the last two ingredients. The liquid mixture hardens quickly upon cooling so the next steps should be done in quick succession!
• Pour the contents from the saucepan over the dry ingredients in the bowl, quickly mix together and transfer back to the greased pan. Pat mixture down and mold to fit the pan.
• Refrigerate for at least four hours.
• Cut into bars and wrap in wax or parchment paper.
• Store in the fridge. Yum!