Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
Mix a cup of honey with a cup of natural peanut butter and warm it in a saucepan until the honey and pb blend together... add 3 cups of oats and a cup of mixed dried fruit, nuts, and if you like... chocolate chips.
Once this has been stirred and blended press it into an 8 by 8 pan and chill for a few hours.
Yields 8 bars with about 275 - 300 calories each with a nice blend of carbs, protien, and fat... the honey will give you instant energy while the oats and peanut butter will provide an excellent source of sustained energy.
Cost is .50 - .75 per bar and you can tweak them to your liking... you can use half a cup of maple syrup with half a cup of honey, almond butter instead of peanut butter, and can change up that extra cup by adding any supplements you feel you need.
I prefer to keep mine raw and not add anything but natural ingredients... roasted almonds and sunflower seeds really add to the flavour.
Thank you, Sir! Thank you very much!
I tried these over the weekend, and they worked great!
Some random notes:
- They get mushy. Really mushy. Good thing I wrapped them in plastic wrap.
- Freezing them doesn't keep them non-mushy for very long.
- You can't eat one while it's frozen. It just can't be done.
- I need another brand of PB that's not as "gritty."
- I do not need to bring 6 of these with me for a 50 mile ride.....2 was plenty. LOL. Good to be prepared though.
Anyway, I just wanted to come back and put a Thanks on this post because I followed it precisely and I was very happy with the results.