Peanut Butter Granola Bites

Peanut Butter Granola Bites

Ingredients:
oats
seeds, flaxseed
oat bran, raw
salt, table
peanut butter, smooth style, without salt
honey
vanilla extract
applesauce, canned, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid (includes usda commodity)

Directions:
1.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. 2.
In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the oats, flaxseed, oat bran, and salt.
Set side.
3.
In a small bowl, mix together peanut butter and honey.
Microwave for 8-10 seconds or until peanut butter melts.
Stir in vanilla.
4.
Pour peanut butter mixture over oats and stir.
Add in unsweetened applesauce and stir until completely moistened.
Form the mixture into large chunks, using your hands.
Break the larger chunks into desired bite-size pieces.
Repeat until entire oat mixture is used.
5.
Place bites onto baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes or until granola starts to brown.
6.
Remove pan and place on a wire rack.
Let cool completely and store granola bites in an airtight container.