All-Bran Chocolate Chip Bars

If you need a break from rich holiday foods but are still craving something sweet, this recipe should do the trick. It’s a chewy, bar cookie made with All-Bran cereal, whole wheat and white flour, chocolate chips and nuts.

I found it on the All-Bran website while searching for sweet & healthy snacks. The recipe was almost perfect to begin with, but I tripled the chocolate chips and added pecans, anyway.  That turned out to be a good call, because without the extra goodies, the bars might have tasted a little too healthy.  But don’t let that description scare you, because the cookies are still delicious and very good with a cup of tea or coffee.

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All-Bran Chocolate Chip Bars

A chocolate chip cookie bar made with whole-wheat flour and All-Bran® cereal.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time50 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 24

Author: Cookie Madness

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup Kellogg's® All-Bran® Original cereal
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour stir well, aerate and measure lightly
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour stir well, aerate and measure lightly
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3/4 cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans optional

Instructions

• Line a 9x13 inch metal pan with nonstick foil or regular foil. If using regular foil, spray lightly with cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, stir together bran cereal, flours, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In large mixing bowl, whisk together oil, egg and sugar. Stir in vanilla and water. Add cereal mixture, stirring until well combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Spread evenly in the pan. Sprinkle nuts over the top (if using).
• Bake at 350° F about 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let cool completely, then lift from pan and cut into 16 or 24 bars or squares.

Notes

For a half batch, halve all the ingredients and just use 2 tablespoons of lightly beaten egg. Bake in an 8 inch square metal pan for about 25 minutes.

This recipe is from the All Bran recipe collection.

http://www.all-bran.com/recipes/cookie-chip-bars.aspx