Lunchbox granola bars

Ingredients

• 2 cups (500 mL) rolled oats 
  
• 1 cup (250 mL) whole wheat flour 
  
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) ground flaxseeds 
  
• 1/3 cup (75 mL) packed brown sugar 
  
• 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon 
  
• 1 cup raisins (250 mL) or your favorite dried fruit 
  
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) sunflower seeds  
• 1/3 cup (75 mL) honey 
  
• 1 egg, beaten
  
• 1/4 cup (50 mL) canola oil 
  
• 1/4 cup (50 m) applesauce 
  
• 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Oil a 9 x 13 inch (22 x 33­cm) baking pan.
2. In large bowl, mix together oats, flour, flaxseed, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins and sunflower seeds. Make a well in center; set aside.
3. In small bowl, combine honey, egg, canola oil, applesauce and vanilla. Add liquid ingredients to well and mix. Pat mixture evenly into a prepared pan.
4. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until bars begin to turn golden at edges. Cool 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut.

Nutritional info per serving (1 bar) 

• Calories 150
  
• Protein 3 g
  
• Total fat 6 g
  Saturated fat 0 g
  Cholesterol 10 mg
• Carbohydrates 22 g
  Fibre 3 g
  Sugars 12 g
  Added sugars 6 g
• Sodium 5 mg
  
• Potassium 118 mg