Homemade Power Bars and Long Walks

Aloha! Another day off! But, I am booked for the rest of the week, so this is good :) Today I decided to go to my parents house and bake some homemade power bars. They are oh so yummy and act like a meal replacement basically. I had one for lunch! I forget to grab the recipe though, damn! Oh well, I'll get it another time. I brought my puppy with me and she barked her face off in the yard while I baked. Afterwards, I took her for a long walk down on our town's little walkway by the river, Millenium. It was pretty cold, but we had a good little walk. No one was around. I love when it's like that. Now I'm sipping on a Timmy's coffee and making a mental list of all the things I need to do, like folding the mountain of laundry and washing the dishes, to name a few things. Eesh. My hubby will be home soonish, he's been working mega over-time lately so we can have a rad Christmas. He's so wonderful. Here's my list of things to do today:
Fold Laundry
Clean Dishes
Make Dinner (homemade mac and cheese? YUM)
Interview my hubby for my homework assignment
Make icing for sugar cookies and finish them up
This is how exciting my life is! Haha. I want to finish up decorating for Christmas as well. We are going to go Christmas Tree hunting on Saturday, and there is a Christmas tree lighting in town on friday night. So, I'm looking forward to the weekend, if you can tell. Here is the recipe for the homemade power bars I made today! Yum, Yum!

Homemade Power Bars

1 cup protein powder
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups rolled oats

Crumble in
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup chopped up almonds
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dates

Mix in a seperate bowl:
1/2 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Mix the liquids well, and add to the dry ingredients. Mix everything up really well, using your hands if you need too. Press into a baking dish (I put parchment paper in it first) and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Take out and cut into bars. Place on a baking sheet and bake for another 15 minutes at the same temperature. Let cool and wrap individually in plastic wrap. I freeze them to keep longer! Yum!

Here's a picture of the bars I made today. They aren't pretty, but they are healthy and yummy! I grab one everyday to put in my bag to have after a long day of teaching. Enjoy!

xoxo

Homemade Power Bars