Flax Breakfast Bars

Ingredients:

• 2 cups ground flax
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 scoops protein powder.  I use unflavored and add 1.5 tablespoons cocoa powder and two packages of sweetener (stevia or splenda). If you are using chocolate protein powder, eliminate cocoa and sweetener or add it to your personal taste.
• 20 almonds – ground in blender, phase two only.
• 2 eggs or equivalent if you are using egg white.
• 1 cup water

Directions:

• In a large bowl, combine the flax, baking powder and almonds.
• Mix thoroughly
• In a blender, add the water, protein powder, cinnamon and eggs. Blend till smooth, don’t over blend.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Pour slowly, stirring as you go. The “batter” should come out stiff.
• In a 8×12 baking pan, either greased with oil or cooking spray, spread the batter out evenly (like a giant cookie).
• Bake at 350F for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes.
• Cut into bars. Put the bars back in the pan, bottom side up.
• Return to oven and bake another 10 minutes.

Nutrition:  courtesy of Stephen Perelgut:

• Each bar will be about 130 calories
• 8g fat (virtually all unsaturated)
  
• 20mg sodium
  
• 140mg potassium
  
• 7g carb (6g fiber)
  
• 7g protein
  

Credit:  Roze Zee