WHOLE GRAIN POWER BARS

This if from Bob's Red Mill.  They're not really sweet but Sharon's boys really liked them.  My neighbor would have liked them sweeter.

• 2 cups Org. Quick Cooking Rolled Oats
• 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• 1/2 cup Evaporated Cane Sugar
• 1/2 cup Shredded Coconut
• 1/2 cup Cranberries
• 1/2 cup Raw Shelled Sunflower Seeds
• 1/2 cup WALNUTS BAKERS PIECES
• 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 3/4 cup Soy Protein Powder
• 1/4 cup Org. Brown Flaxseed Meal
• 1/2 cup Organic Quinoa Grain
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 cup Oil
• 1 cup Water

If you want them sweeter, try adding chocolate chips and perhaps more sugar.

Directions

Cook dry quinoa according to directions (mine said to cook 15-20 min, let cool for 5.  Use 1 cup water for ½ c quinoa.  This is in addition to the 1 cup in the recipe).

While this is cooking, combine oats, flax, protein powder, baking soda, evaporated cane juice, flour, walnuts, seeds, cranberries, coconut and sea salt in a large bowl.

Once quinoa is cooked, add to the pan the oil, vanilla and water. Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix together.

Spread mixture into greased 9 x 13-inch pan, pressing down with hands to fit