Dan Bars (the ultimate protein/health snack recipe)

This is one of those recipes that should have been patented. How do you even do that by the way?

My friend Dan is crazy awesome and insane he created this recipe in college and since he's still a fitness freak it stuck with him.
In my opinion this recipe is a complete reflection of his life and personality. It's a little bit of everything with a touch of badass and a whole lot of freaking awesome.

They're a health bar
Protein snack
Training aid
No cheat, cheat day treat
Delicious

Without further ado here's the recipe.


SCRIPT

1 C Fruit/ dried cranberries 

2 1/2 C wholegrain oats

1 C whole raw almonds 

1/2C raw walnuts broken up

1/4C Pumpkin seeds and flaxseeds 

1C coconut 
1/2C pecans if you have them 

2 scoops chocolate protein 

1/2-1C chocolate bits I use dark choc

1-2 t cinnamon
1t ground ginger

1t Vanilla 

 To bind it all together:

2T apple sauce or Jam

2 eggs 

Dash of water 

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 190 Celsius and line a large slice or roasting tray. 

Add all the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Add the wet ingredients one at a time until you reach the desired consistency. 
You want it to be Sticky, and binding together add more water if necessary.  

Press it firmly into tin a lined slice tin and bake

190 degrees for 20 mins. 

Don't over cook them, you  want them to have a soft chew but be bound together and able to be sliced when cooled down. 

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I pack two every day (maybe 3 if I'm being honest) they are super tasty!
I have one before training as some quick stomach fuel and one after training to hold the hunger off while I'm getting home.

Since acquiring this recipe approximately two weeks ago it has gone viral. In my world at least. I made 3 batches in 4 days and was called for orders by a rugby player and had the recipe demanded of me.