Gluten Free Cranberry granola bars

Here is a recipe I came up with recently. It was my first time cooking with spelt berries. I loved the nutty flavor. I looked at granola bar recipes but couldn't find anything that had exactly what I had in my cabinet. So necessity being the mother of all inventions, I made this. My husband loved it and offered to be the guinea pig for whatever other foods I came up with. Gotta love those husbands! The recipe can also be found here http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=2379338. The nutritional values are at the bottom so you can see exactly what you are eating.

Cranberry Granola Bars

Cranberry Granola bars

Minutes to Prepare: 10

Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

• Pumpkin, canned, without salt, 1 cup
  Oatmeal (plain), 1 cup dry
  Spelt, Grain, 1 cup,
  Cranberry Sauce, canned, .5 cup
  Peanut Butter, smooth style, .5 cup
  Brown Sugar, .5 cup, packed
  Salt 1/4 tsp
    Tips

I used extra spelt I had soaked for a soup so it was quick.

Directions

Soak the spelt for an hour. Then put through a food processoruntil density you want.
Mix all the ingredients together and pour into a 14 x 11 dish that has been lightly oiled with vegetable oil.

Bake for 30 minutes in 350* oven. Cool then cut into bars.

Serving Size: 12 2 inch pieces

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Serving Size: 1 serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories		170.9
Total Fat		6.5 g
	Saturated Fat	1.3 g
	Polyunsaturated Fat	1.7 g
	Monounsaturated Fat	2.9 g
Cholesterol		0.0 mg
Sodium		110.9 mg
Potassium		154.7 mg
Total Carbohydrate		30.5 g
	Dietary Fiber	2.7 g
	Sugars	18.1 g
Protein		4.6 g

Vitamin A	66.2 %
Vitamin B-12	0.0 %
Vitamin B-6	3.2 %
Vitamin C	1.9 %
Vitamin D	0.0 %
Vitamin E	6.7 %
Calcium	2.0 %
Copper	3.3 %
Folate	2.7 %
Iron	5.6 %
Magnesium	6.4 %
Manganese	6.1 %
Niacin	7.9 %
Pantothenic Acid	1.8 %
Phosphorus	5.3 %
Riboflavin	1.9 %