White Chocolate Macadamia Clif Bars

Soft, chewy, sweet, and filling.  Clif bars are an amazing mid-afternoon pick-me-up, or pre/post workout snack. These little beauties aren't like your normal run-of-the-mill granola bar. Oh no, these are much more than a granola bar. These taste more like a candy bar. A guilt-free candy bar. If you haven't tried one before, pick up your keys, put on your shoes and drive to the nearest drug or grocery store to purchase one. Once you've tried one, you'll get hooked!

Now that you're back from your little Clif bar trip, why not make your own? You'll save money, and you can make your own flavor mixes! When I decided to try my hand at making some, I went to Pinterest to find inspiration. I looked at multiple recipes, and combined them. Granted, most of them were the same, but none of them were the flavor I wanted to make, White Chocolate Macadamia Nut. So, get our your mixing bowl, spoon, and a baking dish along with a few other pieces of kitchen equipment and start mixing!

Ingredients

1 1/4 C rice cereal (such as rice crispies)

1 C oats

3 T ground flaxseed

1/4 C macadamia nuts, toasted

1/4 C white chocolate chips

1/4 C honey

2 T splenda brown sugar (or regular brown sugar)

1/3 C peanut butter 

1 t vanilla extract (real, not imitation)

Instructions

Combine the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.

In a small saucepan, bring the honey and brown sugar to a boil, stirring constantly. Turn off the heat, and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract.

Pour sauce over the dry ingredients, and mix until fully combined.

Spray a glass baking dish with cooking spray. Pour the mixture into the dish. Push down the mixture with wax paper.

Cool in the fridge until set.

Cut into 8 pieces.

Nutritional Information

176 calories

7 g fat

25 g carbohydrates

2.5 g fiber

5 g protein