Diabetic Grape Nuts Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups grape-nuts cereal
• 1 cup skim milk (or soy milk)
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350° f.
• 2 optional: you don't have to do this (blame it on my paranoia and perfectionism), but i boiled water and added the raisins in order to plump them and remove any surface sugars.
• 3 mix all ingredients together.
• 4 pour into a non-stick 9 inch square baking dish.
• 5 bake for 35 minutes or until firm.
• 6 cool and cut into 12 squares.
• 7 note: to add some interesting or favorite taste variations, add one or more tsp of any flavor extract (or any combination): coconut, banana, almond, mint, or cocoa powder.
• 8 various spices can also be added: nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, ginger, clove, lemon and orange peel.
• 9 you can add other extracts or spices such as: 1/2- 1 tsp.
• 10 or combination of: coconut, banana, almond extracts, cocoa powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, clove, lemon and orange peel.
• 11 these bars keep well in the freezer and are excellent for traveling.