No-bake Energy Bars

For those of you who don't have any peanut allergies, I have a great, healthy recipe for you! One of the nutritionists at the hospital I work at came up with this recipe as a way to provide healthy energy! And it keeps the husband from snacking on candy and chips :)

Makes 10 bars

Ingredients:

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup rice krispies
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds (or whatever your preferred chopped nut)
• 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
• 1 tbsp metamucil
• 1/3 cup chopped dried cranberries or mini chocolate chips

Directions:

• Blend together peanut butter, honey, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon until smooth.
• Pour in oats, rice cereal, seeds, flaxseed meal, metamucil, and cranberries/chocolate chips and mix until well coated. 
• Press mixture flat into a dish and refrigerate for an hour. 
• Cut into bars (or roll into balls) and eat within two weeks!

Nutritional Facts: 

Amount per serving (depending on the ingredients you choose):

• Kcals: 200
• Carb:24 g
• Fat: 9 g (unsaturated fat: 8 g)
• Protein: 6 g