Yield: 24 pieces

 2 cups rolled oats
 1 cup whole wheat flour
 ½ cup ground flaxseed
 ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
 1 tsp ground cinnamon
 1 cup raisins, chocolate chips, or your favourite unsweetened dired fruit
 ½ cup sunflower seeds
 ½ tsp salt
 ⅓ cup honey
 1 egg, beaten
 ¼ cup canola oil
 ¼ cup applesauce
 2 tsp vanilla extract
1

Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Oil 9 x 13 inch (22 x 33 cm) baking pan.

2

In large bowl, mix together oats, flour, flaxseed, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins, sunflower seeds, and
salt. Make a well in centre; 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.

Recipe courtesy of CanolaInfo.

Ingredients

 2 cups rolled oats
 1 cup whole wheat flour
 ½ cup ground flaxseed
 ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
 1 tsp ground cinnamon
 1 cup raisins, chocolate chips, or your favourite unsweetened dired fruit
 ½ cup sunflower seeds
 ½ tsp salt
 ⅓ cup honey
 1 egg, beaten
 ¼ cup canola oil
 ¼ cup applesauce
 2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Oil 9 x 13 inch (22 x 33 cm) baking pan.

2

In large bowl, mix together oats, flour, flaxseed, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins, sunflower seeds, and
salt. Make a well in centre; 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.

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