Recipe: School Days Snack Bars (using dried fruit, almonds, Kretschmer Wheat Germ)

SCHOOL DAYS SNACK BARS

1 cup whole-wheat flour
3/4 cup Kretschmer Wheat Germ (any flavor)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 to 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 (8 oz.) container plain low-fat yogurt
1 egg
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup fat-free milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
6 oz. diced dried mixed fruit
1/2 cup toasted almonds

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray 13x9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

In large bowl, combine whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, all-purpose flour, cinnamon and baking soda; mix well.

In medium bowl, combine sugar, yogurt, egg (lightly beaten), oil, milk and vanilla; mix well. Add all at once to wheat germ mixture; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix.)

Gently stir in dried fruit and chopped almonds. Spread batter into pan.

Bake 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown and wooden pick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs clinging to it (do not overbake.) Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

Cut into bars. Store tightly wrapped at room temperature or freeze.

Makes 24 bars
Source: Kretschmer Wheat Germ