Chewy Garbanzo Spice Bars

Recipe Ingredients

		Nonstick cooking spray
2 cups	320g / 11oz	Cooked garbanzo beans (chick peas) - mashed
5 1/2 cups	880g / 31oz	Brown sugar - (packed)
2		Eggs
3/4 cup	177ml	Applesauce
5 1/2 cups	1303ml	Warm mashed potatoes
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vanilla
5 1/2 cups	343g / 12oz	Rolled oats
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	All-purpose flour
2 teaspoons	10ml	Ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
3/4 cup	177ml	Sunflower kernels (raw or roasted)

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9- by 13-inch cake pan with cooking spray; set aside. Combine mashed garbanzo beans, brown sugar, eggs, applesauce, potatoes and vanilla; mix until well blended.

Combine oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda. Add to garbanzo mixture; mix well. Stir in sunflower kernels. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until no imprint remains when touched lightly. Cut into 24 pieces.

Yields 24 servings.

Source:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 10-26-1998 - From Vegetable Desserts: Beyond Carrot Cake and Pumpkin Pie by Elisabeth Schafer and Jeannette L. Miller (Chronimed, $16.95.)

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