Foods 10 - Granola Bars, Pumpkin Pie Dip and Apples

When doing your reflection please talk about how these recipes fit into the Canada Food Guide and why these recipes are healthy snack.

Chewy Granola Bars

Ingredients

• 2-1/4 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease one 8x8 inch pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine the oats, flour, baking soda, vanilla, butter or margarine, honey and brown sugar. Stir in the 2 cups assorted chocolate chips, raisins, nuts etc.
3. Lightly press mixture into the prepared pan. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes then cut into bars. Let bars cool completely in pan before removing or serving.

Recipe retreived from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/chewy-granola-bars/detail.aspx.

Pumpkin Pie Dip

• ¼ can pumpkin
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla
• pinch cinnamon
• pinch pumpkin pie spice
• 3 tbsp fat free Greek yogurt
• ¼ cup cool whip free
• cut up apples to dip

Mix pumpkin with brown sugar, vanilla and spices, blend well. Mix in yogurt. Fold in cool whip and chill in refrigerator until ready to eat.
Makes about 6 cups.

Recipe retrieved from http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/11/pumpkin-pie-dip.html.