Name: Sweet Beet Carrot Bars
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour; 1 cup oat flour (see note); 1 tablespoon low sodium baking soda; 1 cup chopped dates; 1 ripe banana, mashed; 1 apple, cored, peeled, and chopped; 1 cup chopped pineapple; 1 cup raw beets, peeled and shredded; 1 carrot, peeled and shredded; 1 teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1/2 cup currants

Serves

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup oat flour (see note)

1 tablespoon low sodium baking soda

1 cup chopped dates

1 ripe banana, mashed

1 apple, cored, peeled, and chopped

1 cup chopped pineapple

1 cup raw beets, peeled and shredded

1 carrot, peeled and shredded

1 teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract

1 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 cup currants

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, combine flour and baking soda. Mix in chopped dates, mashed banana, apple, pineapple, beets, carrots, vanilla, walnuts and currants.

Spread in a lightly oiled 9 X 9 inch baking pan and bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Cool and cut into squares.

Note: You can purchase oat flour in most large supermarkets or health food stores or make it yourself by processing old fashioned oats in a food processor until finely ground.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 275, Protein 6 g, Carbohydrates 46 g, Sugars 23 g, Total Fat 9.7 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 158 mg, Fiber 6.6 g, Beta-Carotene 586 ug, Vitamin C 16 mg, Calcium 40 mg, Iron 3.8 mg, Folate 47 ug, Magnesium 61 mg, Potassium 446 mg, Zinc 1 mg, Selenium 9.7 ug

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