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Sweet Potato Almond Butter Bars

Servings 12 bars
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup baked sweet potato
  • 1/2 cup almond butter
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup oats
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/3 cup dried cherries

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Grab your 8x8 inch pan and line with parchment paper - or grease it super well.
  • Put all the ingredients except the dried cherries in the blender. Blend well.
  • Stir in the cherries. Pour into your prepared pan.
  • Bake for 22 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Notes

Other Thoughts:
  • Use gluten-free oats, if needed.
  • Any type of dried fruit would be awesome in these - you guys just know my obsession with tart cherries! Use what you have on hand.
 
How-to-Use:
Athletes: One square provides 150% of your daily needs for Vitamin A <great antioxidant> +  20 gm complex carbohydrates + 7 gm healthy fats + 5 gm protein. All of these things makes these bars an awesome snack throughout the day or post workout.
Healthy Eating: Full of complex carbohydrates, healthy unsaturated fats, and antioxidants adding a square into your day as a snack to hold you over between meals, satisfy your snack attack, and manage your appetite between meals.
Kids: My two year old helped herself to these gems right off the table as I was trying to photograph them and came back for another. So while they'll never pass for a cookie, I do think they'll pass for a great snack or addition to lunchboxes soon!