Healthified Pick-Me-Up Bars

100% less sat fat • 100% more fiber than the original recipe. Whether you’re low on energy or just in need of a treat to satisfy your sweet tooth, these bars, sweetened with dates and honey, are sure to satisfy.

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The Quick Take: Healthified

Calories Reduced By 50
Fat Reduced By 5g
Saturated Fat Reduced By 2g

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Nutrition Information:

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 bar

Calories: 90
Calories from Fat: 10),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 1g; 1%
(Saturated Fat 0g, 0% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%;
Sodium: 35mg; 35%;
Total Carbohydrate: 21g; 21%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% Sugars 10g 10% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 4%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 40 min
Servings 24

Ingredients

: Nonstick cooking spray

3: tablespoons honey

1/4: cup orange juice

2: tablespoons lemon juice

1: package (8 oz) pitted whole dates, snipped

2 1/2: cups Gold Medal® whole wheat flour

1/2: teaspoon baking soda

1/4: teaspoon baking powder

1/4: cup unsweetened applesauce

3: tablespoons pure maple syrup

2: egg whites

1: tablespoon canola or cooking oil

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with foil. Lightly coat foil with cooking spray; set aside. In a small bowl, combine the honey, orange juice and lemon juice. Stir in the dates; set aside.
2 Combine the flour, soda, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. In a second mixing bowl, combine applesauce, syrup, egg whites, and oil. Add applesauce mixture to the flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer until just combined (mixture will be crumbly). Stir in date mixture. Spoon batter in the prepared baking pan; press evenly into pan with fingers or the back of the spoon.
3 Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool bars on a wire rack. Remove bars from pan by lifting the edges of the foil. Cut into 24 bars.

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Before	After
1/4 cup sugar	3 tablespoons honey
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips	1 package (8 oz) pitted whole dates, snipped
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour	2 1/2 cups Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
1/3 cup canola or cooking oil	1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 egg	2 egg whites
	1 tablespoon canola or cooking oil

Nutritional Highlights

Calories		140 (before) 90 (after)
Dietary Fiber		1 g (before) 2 g (after)
Fat		1 (before) 0 (after)
Saturated Fat		2 g (before) 0 g (after)
Total Fat		6 g (before) 1 g (after)

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Expert Tips

To store, wrap and freeze bars individually. Thaw before eating.

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Posted 3/15/2011 3:21:41 PM REPORT ABUSE ArizonaHeat said:

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These bars looked so promising, but I was disappointed with the end result. The flavor was fair, but the texture was a bit on the chewy-cardboard side, and they were very heavy. Pick me Up Bars? Sorry, they weighted me down. I will not make these again/

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 07/19/2012. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.