These are the ultimate energy breakfast – and good for you too…
This is my mom’s recipe. She makes these at least once a month (it makes a pretty large batch) and they eat them for breakfast daily.

1 1/2 C Gluten/wheat free flour (or rice flour)
1/2 C Flax Seed Meal (you can incease the flax seed as needed, but, don’t over do it)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
(Sift well and set aside)

1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup Molasses
1/2 cup sugar free preserves
1/2 cup egg beaters or egg
(WHIP UNTIL FLUFFY, about 4 minutes)

Cream butter and honey, and add preserves, molasses and egg. Add dry ingredients, and mix until just moist.

Add 1 Cup of each – enough to fill your mixing bowl 3/4 of the way:
Dried Cherries, Craisens, golden raisins, sunflour seeds, pistachios, almonds, walnuts, pecans, pinion nuts, sunflower seeds, shredded carrots, shreadded apples, bananas, berries, etc.,dried fruit-bananas, raisins, mango, mixed berries, tropical fruits, etc trail mix, white/dark chocolate chip swirls, carmel/chocolate, milk/white etc. I use what ever I have on hand and will fit in the bowl. Each batch is an original.

The dough should still be gooey.

Add 2-6 Cups of Rolled oats. I try to put 6 cups in it makes them healthier and they go a lot farther. The dough at this point is getting real stiff, try not to overmix. Use a bread hook if you need to. Don’t use whip or whisk it will break them. The dough should be near the consistency of bread dough.

Put dough into an airtight container and chill over night. Allowing the dough to rest will make a more tender cake.

Measure out 1/4 C scoops and form into patties about 1/2 inch thich or put in muffin cups. Bake for 10-12 minutes @ 350 degrees. I bake mine, in muffin cups, for about 20 min at our altitude or until starting to brown. Let cool for about 5 minutes then transfer to cooling rack or store in tupperware storage.

These cookies or muffins (depending on how you made them) can be frozen for up to 6 months.

Tags: energy bars, healthy muffins, muffins

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