Blueberry Hemp Snack Bars

I am learning a lot about myself, not to mention how to “deal with” and manage people from running our yogurt store and starting a new business. While managing (mostly) high school kids has proven to be a big challenge, it also brings about growth….and who couldn’t use a little stretching?

Thank goodness for the weekend though! It’s been a week of emotional ups and downs at work and I am ready a rest day to recharge.

Experimenting in the kitchen, particularly with baking, is a stress relief for me so you know where I was headed after a long week! These blueberry bars are made with oat flour, along with a bit of protein powder, juicy blueberries and earthy hemp seeds. While I planned on making buckwheat bars, I’ve been eating buckwheat like crazy and ran out so oat flour was next in line 🙂

These bars are a great snack, breakfast or a light dessert. Feel free to substitute the blueberries for your favorite berry or fruit. If hemp seeds aren’t your thing, add in chopped nuts, seeds or even chocolate chips!

Blueberry Hemp Snack Bars

Blueberry Hemp Snack Bars

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I am learning a lot about myself, not to mention how to "deal with" and manage people from running our yogurt store and starting a new business. While managing (mostly) high school kids has proven to be a big challenge, it also brings about growth....and who couldn't use a little stretching?

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Ingredients

  

• 1 1/2 cup oat flour (I grind my own using gluten free oats - buckwheat would probably work)
• 2 scoops of vanilla protein powder (about 65 grams)
• 2 Tbsp flaxseed meal
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/3 cup coconut palm sugar or date sugar (or other granulated sweetener)
• 1/8 tsp sea salt
• 2 eggs, whisked
• 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3 Tbsp hemp seeds (if you don't like the earthy taste of hemp, feel free to substutite 1/3  cup your favorite seeds or chopped nuts)
• 3/4 cup blueberries (frozen or fresh- blackberries, cherries, raspberries or a combo can be substituted)

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350F and line a 8x8 pan or large loaf pan with parchment paper (or grease well). Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients (flour through salt).
• tir in the eggs and applesauce just until combined them fold in the hemp seeds and berries.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 14-16 minutes or until just firm on top and a toothpick comes clean.

*Due to the protein powder, be careful not to over bake or it will cause the bars to be dry! Depending on the size pan used, you may have to adjust the baking time. Mine were done right at 15 minutes in my little toaster oven.

Here’s to a restful rest of the weekend and a fresh start to the week!